Commentary

1235 articles
27Apr.
2017

Op-Ed | Wang Chin-shou: Reforming the Supreme Court to Enhance Democratic Legitimacy

Wang Chin-shou / Professor, Department of Political Science, National Cheng Kung University; Member, National Judicial Reform Conference

The personnel promotion, transfer, and disciplinary systems of courts in Taiwan are almost entirely free from the…

26Apr.
2017

Brief Review: The 5th Meeting of Group 2 of the Presidential Office's National Consultative Conference on Judicial Reform

Judicial Reform Foundation

Regarding the total number of Supreme Court judges, in coordination with the implementation of the pyramidal litigation…

26Apr.
2017

Commentary|The Crime of Drug Supply: The Heavier, the More Effective?

Lin Wei-ting / Project Researcher, JRF

During the Judicial Reform National Consultative Conference on April 20, reports emerged that committee member Lu…

25Apr.
2017

Commentary: What Has the Hard Work of Anti-Drug Operations Actually Changed?

Lin Wei-ting / Project Researcher, Judicial Reform Foundation

A committee member of the Fifth Division of the National Conference on Judicial Reform submitted a written opinion…

24Apr.
2017

Op-Ed | Administrative Officials? Judicial Officials? The Century-Old Dilemma of Prosecutors

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

The 3rd Division of the National Conference on Judicial Reform is set to discuss the controversial issue of the status…

22Apr.
2017

Commentary: Does Changing "One Crime, One Punishment" Mean Unlimited Drug Use and Drug Dealing?

Lin Wei-Ting / Project Researcher, Judicial Reform Foundation

During the National Conference on Judicial Reform, some committee members proposed changing the practice of "one crime,…

22Apr.
2017

Commentary | Drug Possession Grams: Raising or Lowering Are Both Wrong?

Lin Wei-ting / Project Researcher, Judicial Reform Foundation

On April 20, the National Conference on Judicial Reform resolved to amend the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act, changing…

21Apr.
2017

Responding to Substance Abuse: From Penalization to Decriminalization, What Are the Possible Strategies?

Lin Wei-ting / Project Researcher, Judicial Reform Foundation

During the recent National Conference on Judicial Reform, some members advocated for the decriminalization of drug use.…

20Apr.
2017

Op-Ed | Drug Policy Lacking Truth

Lin Wei-t'ing / Project Researcher, Judicial Reform Foundation

From the perspective of sound criminal policy, I expect the National Conference on Judicial Reform to pragmatically and…