Commentary

2022
Constitutional Court Amicus Curiae Brief | The "Remand and Re-trial Recusal Clause" Case
Regarding the closed briefing scheduled by the Constitutional Court for Monday, October 24, concerning the…

2022
Op-Ed | Why Did the Ministry of Justice Commend Hsiao K'ai-p'ing?
While serving as a forensic pathologist, Hsiao K'ai-p'ing's erroneous appraisal opinions led to Chiang Kuo-ch'ing's…

2022
Seminar Sidelights | The True Face of Crypto: A Glimpse into Cryptocurrency Operations and Modus Operandi (Part 1)
For this lecture, the JRF invited Attorney Liao Ch'i-wen to discuss new types of cryptocurrency scams. The lecture…

2022
Does Excluding Major Crimes from Open Prisons Make Society Safer?
On August 22, 2022, a major criminal case occurred in Taiwan where Lin Hsin-wu, a fugitive from the Mingde Open Prison,…

2022
Seminar Sidelights | Female Victims Amid the Flames of War: Trauma Companionship from the Perspective of the Russia-Ukraine War
This was an event packed with a massive amount of information. As a social work student, I found the experiences and…

2022
Exhibition Sidelights | Looking Back at Taiwan Through a Hong Kong Photography Exhibition
Today I visited the Taichung Office of the JRF to see photographer Ko Chung-ming's photography exhibition, which…

2022
Exhibition Sidelights | REST: Kao Chung-ming Photography Exhibition
On a Friday afternoon in late September, I hopped on the High Speed Rail from Tsooying and headed straight to the JRF…

2022
The "Prison External Inspection Panel" Must Possess Greater Independence and Proactivity
The "Prison External Inspection Panel" is a new system heavily emphasized by civil society groups that participated in…

2022
Documentary | Your Stop-and-Frisk Performance Metrics, My Incomprehensible Ordeal
Hsiao-li (a pseudonym), a family caregiver who has worked in Taiwan for eight years, went out to take out the trash one…
