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05Jun.
2017

Job Opening | JRF Taichung Office is Seeking a Researcher (Closed)

Judicial Reform Foundation

The Judicial Reform Foundation is seeking one "Taichung Office Researcher." Job responsibilities: Wrongful conviction…

03Jun.
2017

The Bewitched Nemesis of Judicial Officers

Hsiao I-min / Director of the Complaint Center, Judicial Reform Foundation

On September 18, 2000, the Tainan District Prosecutors Office detained Judge Li Tung-ying for shielding illicit massage…

01Jun.
2017

Op-Ed | Reforming the Taiwan National Bar Association: The First Step to Strengthen Attorney Ethics

Yü Po-hsiang (Attorney-at-Law, Standing Executive Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation)

During the National Conference on Judicial Reform, the Third Working Group adopted two resolutions concerning attorney…

30May.
2017

Brief Notes: 4th Extraordinary Meeting of the 1st Division of the Presidential Office's National Congress on Judicial Reform

Judicial Reform Foundation

Lasting approximately eight hours, this tenth meeting of the 1st Division discussed proposals including "improving the…

26May.
2017

Brief Notes: First Additional Meeting of Group 3 of the Presidential Office's National White Paper on Judicial Reform

Judicial Reform Foundation

This meeting primarily discussed the issue of "reviewing supervisory mechanisms for prosecutors' indictments,…

26May.
2017

The Truth About Performance Metrics That the National Police Agency Dares Not Face

Interviewed by Hsiao Jen-hao, Director, Taiwan Police Association; Compiled by Lin Wei-ting, Project Researcher, JRF

During the May 25 meeting of the Fifth Division of the National Conference on Judicial Reform, one of the discussion…

25May.
2017

Brief Note: The 6th Meeting of the 5th Division of the Presidential Office's National Congress on Judicial Reform

Judicial Reform Foundation

This meeting lasted approximately seven hours and reached numerous resolutions on the newly added topic of "Child- and…

21May.
2017

Brief Notes: The 6th Meeting of the 1st Division of the Presidential Office's National_Judicial_Reform_Conference

Judicial Reform Foundation

This meeting lasted approximately four and a half hours, focusing on the theme "Reducing Wrongful Convictions and…

19May.
2017

Brief Notes: 3rd Extraordinary Meeting of the 1st Division of the Presidential Office's National Judicial Reform Conference

Judicial Reform Foundation

This meeting lasted approximately six hours and discussed two topics: "Mechanisms for Effectively Protecting the…