Commentary

1235 articles
20Apr.
2017

Brief Notes: The 4th Meeting of the 1st Division of the Presidential Office's National Judicial Reform Conference

Judicial Reform Foundation

This meeting lasted for five and a half hours, during which two proposals were confirmed: 'Establishing protection and…

17Apr.
2017

Brief Notes: The 4th Meeting of Division 3 of the Presidential Office's National Consultative Conference on Judicial Reform

Judicial Reform Foundation

Lasting four hours, this meeting concluded the discussion on "reviewing the functions of the Judges and Prosecutors…

14Apr.
2017

Brief Note: The 4th Meeting of the 2nd Division of the Office of the President's National Judicial Reform Conference

Judicial Reform Foundation

Passed the resolution advocating for a robust first instance, a second instance based on post-hoc review as a general…

13Apr.
2017

[Off-Beat Lecture] Various NGOs in Society Are All Worth Joining!—Attorney Kuo I-ching

Chao Yü-hsien / JRF Intern

Attorney Kuo I-ching considers herself someone who dislikes interacting with people, so she did not wish to pursue a…

13Apr.
2017

[Jump-TONE Lecture] Spreading Our Knowledge to Every Corner Possible—Attorney Hsieh Meng-yu

Chao Yu-hsien / JRF Intern

Attorney Hsieh Meng-yu is involved with Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association (Wild at Heart), handling environmental…

12Apr.
2017

MythBusters: Are the Individual Evaluation Systems for Judges and Prosecutors Different From What You Think?

Judicial Reform Foundation

How the individual evaluation system is designed is not only a matter of concern for the public, but also closely…

11Apr.
2017

Op-Ed | Ch'en Meng-huang's Ten Demands for Prosecutorial System Reform

Ch'en Meng-huang / Judge and Member of the National Conference on Judicial Reform

For over a decade, I have worked in criminal adjudication, primarily reviewing the existence of criminal facts…

10Apr.
2017

Judicial Oversight Mechanisms in the United Kingdom

Sami / JRF Volunteer

In the UK, there are five mechanisms related to judicial oversight: (1) Judicial Conduct Investigation Office ("JCIO"),…

10Apr.
2017

Op-Ed | Reforming the Judges Evaluation Mechanism: Turning a Sick Cat into a Tiger

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

Before the enactment of the Judges Act in 2011, restraints on the inappropriate conduct of judges and prosecutors…