Commentary

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17Aug.
2016

Association for Judicial Reform by Judges: Questions for the Nominees for the President, Vice President, and Justices of the Judicial Yuan

Association for Judicial Reform by Judges

This article is written by several grassroots judges on the Facebook fan page of the "Association for Judicial Reform…

17Aug.
2016

The Two Major Keys to the Success or Failure of the National Conference on Judicial Reform

Tsai Chih-hung (Judge, Shihlin District Court), Lin Meng-huang (Judge, Taiwan High Court)

The controversy surrounding the nomination of the President and Vice President of the Judicial Yuan has finally come to…

14Aug.
2016

【Legal Life】Ch. 11: A Settlement Has Been Reached, Yet You Still Coerce Civil Claims with Criminal Charges—How Naughty

Author: Yang Kuei-chih (Legal Easy); Reviewer: Wang Lung-kuan, Attorney-at-Law

Although Chün-ming and Chieh-yün already reached a mediation in Episode 8, Chieh-yün is still suffering mentally and…

08Aug.
2016

Event Record | Seminar on the File-Review System during Investigation

Text compilation / Wu Chen-ning, Dai Yu-chen, Hsu Ruo-lin

In 2016, the Grand Justices of the Judicial Yuan rendered Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 737 concerning whether a…

08Aug.
2016

Upholding the Police Through the Rule of Law is True Dignity

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Initial criticisms of the judge were hardly fair. No one would object to demanding "respect for the police," but this…

07Aug.
2016

【Legal Life】Ch10 Car Accident: Who Pays the Damages!?

Author / Liu Shih-yu (Plain Law Movement); Reviewer / Wang Lung-kuan (Attorney)

After a traffic accident, Chieh-yun not only had a wrecked scooter but also injured her leg. Standing before the…

31Jul.
2016

[Legal Life] Ch. 9 Summary Judgment Procedure: Is It Really That Simple?

By Liao Po-wei (Plain Law Movement); Edited by Wang Lung-k'uan, Esq.

Upon his attorney's advice, Chün-ming tried to negotiate a suspension of prosecution with the prosecutor, but…

24Jul.
2016

[Legal Life] Ch8 In a Traffic Accident, Are There Options Other Than Going to Court?

Author / Ts'ai Meng-han (Citizen Congress Watch / Legal Easy); Review / Wang Lung-kuan, Attorney-Attorney-at-Law

Upon learning that Ch'un-ming repeatedly denied the hit-and-run, and growing tired of waiting for the prosecutor to…

17Jul.
2016

【Legal Life】Ch7 Suspension of Prosecution, I Choose You!

Author: Liao Po-wei (Lawsnote); Reviewer: Attorney Wang Lung-kuan

Although Ch'un-ming was ultimately not detained by the court, after discussing the matter with his lawyer, he realized…