Commentary

1235 articles
13May.
2016

Blind Spots and Perspectives in Offense of Favoritism Cases: From the Distinction Between Practical Logic and Scientific Logic

Liu Wei-Ting / Executive Secretary, JRF

Judges who have long engaged in legal practice are unlikely to have the time to read literature related to the social…

11May.
2016

The Right to Review Case Files During Detention Hearings: Did You Misunderstand Something?

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

Following the delivery of Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 737, media outlets and social networks widely reported that…

26Apr.
2016

Radio Interview on the Kenya Deportation Case: Li Chia-wen / Professor, Department of Law, National Cheng Kung University

Li Chia-wen / Professor, Department of Law, National Cheng Kung University

The Kenya case involves many complex issues. While people may focus on national sovereignty, whether we are shielding…

20Apr.
2016

My 28 Years Old and Chiou Ho-shun's 28 Years Old

Huang Ying-chia / Staff Attorney, Judicial Reform Foundation

I am 28 years old this year. Over the course of 28 years, I have grown from a toddler into a young woman. I went to…

13Apr.
2016

Protecting Prosecutors or Harming Them?

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Due to the intentional or unintentional marginalization by the Ministry of Justice, the Prosecutor Evaluation…

12Apr.
2016

Prosecutorial Self-Regulation: Protecting One's Own?

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

The Review Committee on Prosecutors overturned the factual determinations made by the Prosecutor Evaluation Commission…

25Mar.
2016

The Cultivation Process of Judicial Opinions and Reform Proposals: Focusing on the Review System for Judicial Opinions

Judges for Judicial Reform

This article is an explanation and reform proposal regarding the cultivation of judicial opinions and the review system…

25Mar.
2016

The Truth of State Violence Cannot Be Evaded

Sun Pin (Standing Executive Committee Member, Judicial Reform Foundation; Lawyer for the Anti-Covert Service Trade Agreement Pro Bono Legal Team)

That was a turbulent month. In March 2014, the Legislative Yuan took a mere 30 seconds to review the Cross-Strait…

23Mar.
2016

The 323 That Has No Period

Chen Yu-fan / Deputy Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Two years have passed since the police's violent eviction of citizens occupying the Executive Yuan on March 23, 2014.…