Commentary

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11May.
2018

The Third Robbery: What Drives a Life-Imprisonment Parolee to Reoffend?

By Wu Nien-hua; Photography by Ch'en Yü-t'ing, Wu Nien-hua

Three downfalls that crushed a person's life. How did he fall? The first time, as a juvenile, he committed an offense…

08May.
2018

How Japan Regulates Novel Psychoactive Substances

Sun Pin / Attorney-at-law, former pharmacist

Tomorrow, the Legislative Yuan will review the Executive Yuan's draft amendment for partial articles of the Narcotics…

07May.
2018

Item-by-Item Review of Contentions in the Second-Instance Verdict of Ch'en Ching-k'ai's Case

Judicial Reform Foundation

Ch'en Ching-k'ai, a former national handball athlete, suffered severe visual impairment as a result of a traffic…

05May.
2018

The Constitutional Protection Vacuum Following the Abolition of the Precedent System

Ch'en Yü-fan / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

To unify the legal interpretations of the Supreme Court, the Judicial Yuan strongly promoted the "Grand Chamber…

03May.
2018

The State Owe Me a Chance for Relief to Fight for My Innocence

Ho Ch'ing-liang / Case Litigant

I believe it is grossly unfair to society that the second-instance court overturned the acquittal and found me guilty…

03May.
2018

Doctors Who Save Lives Should Not Be Criminals

Huang Hui-fu / Physician

Last year, after Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 752 declared unconstitutional the provision prohibiting defendants of…

03May.
2018

Public Hearing Prior to Amendments to Articles 7-11 of the Enforcement Act of the Code of Criminal Procedure Concerning Convictions Following Acquittals and Petitions for Retrial

Judicial Reform Foundation

Articles 7-11 of the Enforcement Act of the Code of Criminal Procedure grant extraordinary relief opportunities to…

02May.
2018

Achievable Justice is an Undeniable Duty—Explanation of the Draft Amendment to Article 7-11 of the Enforcement Act of the Code of Criminal Procedure

Judicial Reform Foundation

A criminal conviction not only hinders individuals in their job searches and entry and exit clearance, but if the…

26Apr.
2018

Judicial Reform: Is the Prosecutor-General Ready?

Ch'en Yü-t'ing / Full-time Attorney, Judicial Reform Foundation

On April 23, the Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee and the Internal Administration Committee of the…