Commentary
2021
Seminar Transcript | Unidentifiable: Police Enforcement on the Streets-Starting from the Scene of Assemblies and Demonstrations
The relationship between protesters and police during the March 18 Movement ranged from cooperation and mutual…
2021
Seminar Transcript | Unidentifiable: Us Seven Years Later-How Hard Is It to Hold State Violence Accountable?
Seven years after the March 24 violent dispersal at the Executive Yuan, lawyers and a participant reflect on litigation…
2021
2021.01.01-08.31 Work and Financial Report | After the Pandemic: Integrating Online and In-Person Operations
From January through August 2021, the JRF continued legislative research, case assistance, public advocacy, education,…
2021
Handbook on the Rights of Inmates and Defendants | Guard Instruments, Protective Restraint, and Protective Cells
The use of guard instruments, protective restraint, and placement in a protective cell involves high-intensity…
2021
Internship Reflection | Is Discovering the Truth Harder, or Communicating It?
Reflecting on advocacy work around the Chen Ching-Kai case, the author considers the tension between discovering truth…
2021
JRF Social Work Internship | Adding Up Small Efforts in the Hope That Oppression Gradually Diminishes
NTU social-work student Yu Ching-Ching reflects on a two-month JRF internship that combined remote and in-person work,…
2021
Op-Ed | Public Claims for State Compensation and Judicial Independence Are Not a Zero-Sum Game
The Executive Yuan's proposed amendments to the State Compensation Law raised concerns about when people may seek…
2021
Op-Ed | The New Evaluation System Is Underperforming-How Much Longer Will the Judicial Yuan Keep Observing?
Among 307 judge- and prosecutor-evaluation cases completed during the first year of the amended system, not a single…
2021
Op-Ed | Does Amending the State Compensation Law Threaten Judicial Independence? Judicial Immunity ≠ State Immunity
The State Compensation Law has been in force for 40 years since July 1, 1981. The Executive Yuan recently approved a…
