Commentary

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23Aug.
2024

Review | "Innocence" Episode 3

Lü Shao-wei | Attorney-at-Law, Member of the Standing Executive Committee of the Judicial Reform Foundation

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

14Aug.
2024

Sidelights | Under the Statutory Provisions, Who Is the Victim of Justice? Potential Miscarriages of Justice Arising from the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act

Yang T'ing-chen / Department of Law, Providence University, JRF Intern

This lecture invited Attorney Li I-T'ing, counsel for the petitioner in Constitutional Court Judgment No. 2 of 2023, to…

14Aug.
2024

Sidelights | The Trap Behind Confessions: Why Do Innocent People Confess?

Hu Hao-jen / Department of Medical Sociology and Social Work, Chung Shan Medical University; JRF Intern

This lecture subverted our understanding of confessions. Most people assume a confession means the defendant admitting…

31Jul.
2024

Sidelights | Approaching the Death Penalty: On the Constitutional Court's Oral Argument Concerning the Constitutionality of the Death Penalty

Cheng I-chen / Department of Public Administration and Policy, National Chi Nan University

On April 23, 2024, the Constitutional Court held a public oral argument regarding the petition filed by Wang Hsin-fu…

31Jul.
2024

Sidelights|Approaching the Death Penalty: Discussing the Constitutional Court's Oral Argument on "Whether the Death Penalty is Unconstitutional"

Cheng I-ch'en / Department of Public Administration and Policy, National Chi Nan University

On April 23, 2024, the Constitutional Court held a public oral argument regarding the petition filed by Wang Hsin-fu…

12Jul.
2024

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

Judicial Reform Foundation

10Jul.
2024

Legal Opinion on the Executive Yuan's Draft Amendments to the Communication Security and Surveillance Act and Related Recommendations by the JRF

Judicial Reform Foundation

The Judicial Reform Foundation's draft amendments and comments regarding the Executive Yuan's version of the…

26Jun.
2024

Op-Ed | June 26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: How Much Longer Must We Wait for the Convention against Torture?

Tai Kê-chieh / Legislative Policy Research Assistant, Judicial Reform Foundation

When faced with violence inflicted by others, we may still have a shred of strength to fight back or resist. However,…

20Jun.
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

Judicial Reform Foundation

Joint submission of legal opinions by 11 civil society organizations regarding the dismissal of crime victim…