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18May.
2017

Brief Note: The 6th Meeting of Division 4 of the Presidential Office's National White Paper on Judicial Reform

Judicial Reform Foundation

The 6th meeting of Division 4 of the Presidential Office's National White Paper on Judicial Reform was held on May 12,…

18May.
2017

Review: The Second Additional Meeting of the Fifth Division of the Presidential Office's National Judicial Reform Conference

Ch'en Wei-ch'iao / Project Researcher, JRF

This meeting lasted approximately five hours and reached resolutions on issues including 5-4-4 Police Crime Prevention…

18May.
2017

Brief Notes: The 4th Meeting of the 4th Working Group of the Presidential Office's National White Paper on Judicial Reform

Judicial Reform Foundation

The 4th meeting of the 4th Working Group of the Presidential Office's National White Paper on Judicial Reform was…

17May.
2017

Can Someone Convicted of Corruption Still Be an Attorney?

Huang Ying-chia / Staff Attorney, Judicial Reform Foundation

In the past, a judge committed fraud by tricking citizens into believing he could intervene with other judges on their…

17May.
2017

The Most Corrupt Female Prosecutor in History: The Fallen "Prosecutor Star"

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

At the 1999 National Judicial Reform Conference, a shining "prosecutor star" emerged. At the time, she stepped in as a…

16May.
2017

Brief Note: Second Additional Meeting of the First Division of the Office of the President's National Consultative Conference on Judicial Reform

Judicial Reform Foundation

This meeting lasted approximately five and a half hours, discussing the issues of "non-disclosure of investigations,…

12May.
2017

Brief Notes: The 6th Meeting of the 3rd Division of the Presidential Office's National White Paper on Judicial Reform

Judicial Reform Foundation

Continuing from the previous meeting, this meeting proceeded to discuss "The Legal Status of Prosecutors (3-1-1) and…

12May.
2017

Op-Ed | The Judicial Attribute of Prosecutors: A Ponzi Scheme of Empty Rhetoric?

Yü Po-hsiang / Attorney-at-law, Executive Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation

The power of prosecution can be the most socially beneficial force, yet once abused, prosecutors become the most…

11May.
2017

Investigation Management: Reform of Police Performance Metrics

Hsiao Jen-hao / Director, Taiwan Police Association

Reforming the performance-metric system is a bidirectional process. It requires changing the perspectives of both the…