Commentary
2021
Seminar Report | Building an Evaluation System That Listens to the Public: Reviewing the New Judge and Prosecutor Evaluation System
One year after the amended Judges Act allowed members of the public to file evaluation petitions directly, the JRF's…
2021
Rights Handbook for Inmates and Defendants | Mail Inspection and Perusal
Article 66 of the former Prison Act allowed prison officials to inspect and read all incoming and outgoing inmate…
2021
2021.01.01-06.30 Work and Financial Report | May the Long Night Fade, We Rise at Dawn
In the first half of 2021, JRF continued to advance several major projects. After the pandemic worsened in mid-May,…
2021
Lecture Sidelights | President Tsai, End Taiwan's Ongoing Torture Now!
"The moment you look at it, you feel the pain"-that is how former Grand Justice Hsu Yu-Hsiu describes Chiou Ho-shun's…
2021
Sidelights | The Public Sphere in Trials-How Citizen Judges and the Public "Talk About" Justice Through the Lens of Constitutional Theory
Attorney Lin first introduced the history of public participation in trials in Europe and Taiwan. The evolution of…
2021
Official Letter to the Judge Evaluation Committee: One Year Since the New System under the Judges Act Took Effect-An Annual Work Report Should Be Published!
Subject: As July 17 of this year marks one year since the new system under the Judges Act took effect, we respectfully…
2021
Accelerating Judicial Reform: Bridging the Gap Between "Dinosaur Judges" and the Public
Judicial decisions have drawn criticism for "dinosaur judges" and puzzling rulings. Taiwan's system for training and…
2021
Op-Ed | Remote Court Hearings: Can I Say "No"?
On June 1, the Judicial Yuan approved the draft Special Act for the Judicial Procedures during the Period of…
2021
Op-Ed | Remote Hearings Must Safeguard Human Rights Above All
The Judicial Yuan's remote-hearing proposal does not provide for public access, plainly conflicting with the…
