Commentary
2018
Prosecutor-Dominant Disclosure Rules: A Brief Review of Evidence Disclosure in the Judicial Yuan's Draft Act on Citizen Participation in Criminal Trials (Part 2)
The previous article discussed the problematic policy decision in the draft regarding the indictment-only system tied…
2018
An Arbitrary and Unconstitutional Decision: The "Bundling" of the Indictment-Only System with Discovery—A Brief Review of the Judicial Yuan's Draft "Lay Judge Criminal Trial Act" Regarding Discovery (Part 1)
The mock trial held by the Taipei District Court based on the Judicial Yuan's draft "Lay Judge Criminal Trial Act,"…
2018
Good Laws Cannot Enforce Themselves: Implementing Transitional Justice Starts with the TJC and the Courts
Every year, the February 28 Peace Memorial Day is a time for the people to examine whether the government is truly…
2018
Are the Courts and Prosecution No Longer Cozy?
If criticizing a judge for having an "unclear head" leads to a formal referral, what happens when judges and…
2018
The Quality of Legal Profession Self-Governance Determines the Success or Failure of Judicial Reform
Judge Lin Chou-fu won the highest votes to be elected as a member of the 4th Judges Evaluation Commission and was…
2018
Deconstructing the Issue of Special Privileges in Correctional Institutions
Recent media reports of convicted corrupt judge Hu Ching-pin enjoying preferential treatment in an outlying prison and…
2018
A Self-Disciplined and Self-Respecting Judicial Culture Is the Key to Successful Judicial Reform
A person who lies, is suspected of shielding undue lobbying or crimes, or even renders judgments contrary to the law…
2018
Should Corrupt Judges Not Be Paroled?
Recent media reports revealed that Hu Ching-pin, a judge sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison for corruption,…
2018
The Evaluation System for Unfit Judges and Prosecutors is Like a Gilded Sham
According to judicial statistics, the Judicial Yuan received a total of 13,766 public petitions over the past two…
