Commentary
2018
Job Opening | Taichung Office Hiring: Advocacy Specialist (Closed)
The Taichung Office of the Judicial Reform Foundation is seeking an advocacy specialist. Responsibilities include…
2018
Ignoring Evaluation Equates to Protecting One's Own: A Critique of the Judicial Evaluation System
The judicial officer evaluation system, responsible for supervision and elimination, has always been of utmost concern…
2018
Can Lie Detector Reports Lie!? Control Yuan Petition Report Released
Polygraph testing is often a "divination block" consulted by judicial practitioners when they cannot find sufficient…
2018
"We Want Case-File Review, Not Discovery": Joint Statement by Civil Society Organizations Opposing the Introduction of Discovery
Articles 53 to 61 of the Draft Act on Employing Lay Assessors in Criminal Trials, announced by the Judicial Yuan at the…
2018
Evaluating Anti-Drug Policies: From Feeling the Impact to Realizing Change
Using public satisfaction as a metric to evaluate the effectiveness of anti-drug strategies is flawed, yet relevant…
2018
2017 Annual Work Focus and Financial Report
The Judicial Reform Foundation's 2017 annual report on its main areas of work and its financial statements.
2018
Remedies Must Not Be Denied, Reputation Cannot Be Insulted
Last year, the Grand Justices rendered Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 752, declaring Article 376 of the Code of…
2018
JRF's Comments on the Judicial Yuan's Draft "Lay Participation in Criminal Trials Act"
The Judicial Reform Foundation's comments regarding various provisions in the Judicial Yuan's Draft "Lay Participation…
2018
Infringing upon the People's Right to Judicial Remedy for 50 Years—It Is Time to Give It Back
Since 1968, citing the excessive caseload of the Supreme Court, the state used Article 376 of the Code of Criminal…
