Commentary

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30May.
2024

Amicus Curiae Brief to the Constitutional Court | Unconstitutionality of the Statutory Fiction of Fixed Remaining Sentences Following the Revocation of Parole for Life Imprisonment

Judicial Reform Foundation

Regarding the petition for a constitutional review of legal norms filed by individuals in Case No. 333 (Year 109 of the…

30May.
2024

Amicus Curiae Brief to the Constitutional Court | Case on Excessively Low Prisoner Remuneration

Judicial Reform Foundation

29May.
2024

Amicus Curiae Brief to the Constitutional Court | Case on Insufficient Protection of Litigation Rights for Minor Victims of Sexual Offenses

Judicial Reform Foundation

Amicus curiae brief submitted pursuant to Article 20, Paragraph 1 of the Constitutional Court Procedure Act and the…

28May.
2024

Will the "Parliamentary Reform" Controversy Reach the Constitutional Court? - 5 Constitutional Litigation Tips for Citizens

Judicial Reform Foundation

Today, amidst considerable controversy, the Legislative Yuan passed the third reading of the Act Governing the…

22May.
2024

Q&A | What is the Dispute in the Legislative Yuan About? Five Key Takeaways on the Legislative Clashes

Judicial Reform Foundation

Due to the Legislative Yuan's plenary session handling bills such as "congressional reform," severe physical clashes…

21May.
2024

Excerpts from Statements | Press Conference: "President Lai, How Will Judicial Reform Be Carried Out?"

Joint Statement

Ahead of President Lai's inauguration, eight organizations—including the Judicial Reform Foundation, the Taiwan Police…

17May.
2024

Op-Ed | The Error the Judiciary Refuses to Face: A Earnest Plea to the President to Pardon Chiou Ho-shun and Restore 36 Years of a Free Life

Chiou Ho-shun Case Rescue Team

When the Chiou Ho-shun case occurred in 1988, Taiwan was in the midst of democratic transition. Throughout nearly half…

09May.
2024

Public Financial Disclosure | 2023 Friends of Judicial Reform Public Fundraising Campaign

Judicial Reform Foundation

Public Financial Disclosure | 2023 Friends of Judicial Reform Public Fundraising Campaign

08May.
2024

Legal Opinion by Professor Ch'en I-Ch'chien | Kaohsiung Transgender Legal Gender Recognition Case without Surgery Requirement

Ch'en I-Ch'chien / Professor, Graduate Institute of Gender Studies, Shih Hsin University

One of the key legal issues in this case is what the laws and requirements for changing (legal) gender are. The…