Commentary

2024
Review | "Innocence" Episode 3
The following review contains spoilers for practical purposes. It is recommended to watch Episode 3 before reading this…

2024
Sidelights | Under the Statutory Provisions, Who Is the Victim of Justice? Potential Miscarriages of Justice Arising from the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act
This lecture invited Attorney Li I-T'ing, counsel for the petitioner in Constitutional Court Judgment No. 2 of 2023, to…

2024
Sidelights | The Trap Behind Confessions: Why Do Innocent People Confess?
This lecture subverted our understanding of confessions. Most people assume a confession means the defendant admitting…

2024
Sidelights | Approaching the Death Penalty: On the Constitutional Court's Oral Argument Concerning the Constitutionality of the Death Penalty
On April 23, 2024, the Constitutional Court held a public oral argument regarding the petition filed by Wang Hsin-fu…

2024
Sidelights|Approaching the Death Penalty: Discussing the Constitutional Court's Oral Argument on "Whether the Death Penalty is Unconstitutional"
On April 23, 2024, the Constitutional Court held a public oral argument regarding the petition filed by Wang Hsin-fu…

2024
Public Financial Disclosure | January–March 2024 JRF Financial Disclosure Registry

2024
Legal Opinion on the Executive Yuan's Draft Amendments to the Communication Security and Surveillance Act and Related Recommendations by the JRF
The Judicial Reform Foundation's draft amendments and comments regarding the Executive Yuan's version of the…

2024
Op-Ed | June 26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: How Much Longer Must We Wait for the Convention against Torture?
When faced with violence inflicted by others, we may still have a shred of strength to fight back or resist. However,…

2024
Legal Opinion | Joint Submission by 11 Civil Society Organizations Regarding the Rejection of Crime Victim Compensation Claims Based on the Grounds that the Right of Claim Arose Prior to the Enforcement of the Amended Act and Its Statute of Limitations Had Already Expired
Joint submission of legal opinions by 11 civil society organizations regarding the dismissal of crime victim…
