Commentary

1235 articles
06Nov.
2017

Services for Juvenile Delinquents through the Lens of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Lin Wei-ting, JRF Project Researcher

Taiwan's approach to handling "juvenile delinquents" may potentially violate the Convention on the Rights of the Child,…

26Oct.
2017

Hoping the Court Sees Diverse Gender Oppression within Police Ranks

Lin Wei-t'ing, JRF Project Researcher

Yeh Chi-yuan, an officer of the Second Special Police Corps, received 17 reprimands and a grade-C annual performance…

25Oct.
2017

Viewing the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party Through the Li Ming-che Case

Hsiao I-min / Director of the Advocacy Center, Judicial Reform Foundation, and member of the Li Ming-che Rescue Team

The Chinese Communist Party rushed to publicly try Lee Ming-che before its 19th National Congress, yet has delayed…

24Oct.
2017

May There Never Be Another "Hsu Tzu-chiang"

Text by Lin Shu-yü, Photos by Ch'en Ta-chün

A-chiang and the JRF's efforts toward judicial reform and wrongful conviction rescue will never stop. Today, standing…

16Oct.
2017

The New-Generation Anti-Drug Strategy: Aspirations, Yet to Arrive

Lin Wei-Ting, Project Researcher at the Judicial Reform Foundation

In May 2017, the Executive Yuan launched the "New-Generation Anti-Drug Strategy," proclaiming a comprehensive approach…

22Sep.
2017

Legislation Belongs to the Parliament, and Only Then Comes the Court: A Critique of the Supreme Court's Resolution of the 12th Criminal Division Meeting of 2017

Yu Po-hsiang (Attorneys-at-law, Standing Executive Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation)

The Supreme Court's Resolution of the 12th Criminal Division Meeting of 2017 held that in mandatory defense cases, if a…

21Sep.
2017

Op-Ed | The Long and Arduous Road Home for Youths Under Reformatory Education

Wang I-fan / Chief Investigator and Probation Officer, Investigation and Probation Office, Keelung District Court

Some time ago, while visiting a juvenile correctional institution, a dedicated guidance counselor mentioned the family…

13Sep.
2017

Observations on the Li Ming-che Case: Seeing What Taiwan Must Do at the Yueyang Court

Hsiao I-min / Director of the Complaint Center of the Judicial Reform Foundation and Member of the Li Ming-che Rescue Team

Monday's major trial in the Lee Ming-che case set numerous records in cross-strait judicial relations. Most notably,…

12Sep.
2017

Stories the JRF Told Me: 2017 Summer Intern Reflections

Yang K'ai-fan / Department of Law, Chinese Culture University

Every day I witness the bravest people in the world and listen to uniquely textured stories of protagonists fighting…