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23Feb.
2017

Brief Notes: First Meeting of the 3rd Working Group of the Presidential Office's National Judicial Reform Conference

Judicial Reform Foundation

This meeting lasted over 4 hours, with almost all remarks made by legal professionals and less than half an hour in…

22Feb.
2017

Brief Notes: 1st Meeting of the 2nd Division of the Presidential Office's National Congress on Judicial Reform

Judicial Reform Foundation

The core concept of the 2nd Division is to make judicial judgment outcomes fair and trustworthy, and to drive change to…

14Feb.
2017

Attorney Representatives, Age Is an Issue: Generational Justice in the National Consultative Conference on Judicial Reform

Chiang Jung-hsiang / Attorney-at-law, Executive Committee Member of the Judicial Reform Foundation

With the Office of the President about to convene the National Consultative Conference on Judicial Reform, the…

10Feb.
2017

Internship Reflection: Rebukes and Tears in the Courtroom—Reflecting on the Dilemma Judges Face in Maintaining Trial Order

Li Hui-shan / Department of Law, National Taipei University; JRF Intern

The individual評鑑 (evaluation) system allows the public to file complaints with specific organizations when they…

09Feb.
2017

[Statement] Acquittal in the June 26 Wulai Vehicle-Blocking Case on Appeal—Statement by the Pro Bono Legal Team

Judicial Reform Foundation

Today, the Taiwan High Court delivered its second-instance verdict in the case where the defendants Wei Yang and seven…

18Jan.
2017

Event Record | 5th Anniversary Symposium on the Judges Act Individual Case Evaluation System

Judicial Reform Foundation

The individual case evaluation system under the Judges Act shoulders the vital responsibility of weeding out…

09Jan.
2017

Observations Following the Regularization of Supreme Court Hearings: The Case of Li Hung-chi

Huang Ying-chia / Full-time Lawyer, Judicial Reform Foundation

After taking office, Judicial Yuan President Hsu Tsung-lu made the "regularization of Supreme Court hearings" the first…

03Jan.
2017

Reform of the Attorney System: The Attorney Regulation Act Must Also Keep Pace with the Times

Huang Ying-chia / Staff Attorney, Judicial Reform Foundation

Since its amendment in the 81st year of the Republic (1992), the Attorney Regulation Act has been in place for over 25…

31Dec.
2016

[Legal Life] Finale: "Law is Life," A Few Things Legal Life Wants to Tell You

Author: Li Po-han (Lawacaw); Reviewer: Wang Lung-kuan, Attorney-at-Law

After reading the Legal Life article series, do you feel that law is both a distant and yet ever-present reality? Under…