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25Dec.
2015

Remembering Prosecutor Lai with Love

Kuo Mei-Chun, Attorney-at-Law

I am Kuo Mei-Chun, a small-town lawyer from Yilan. Who I am is not important; what matters is that I am one of the many…

25Dec.
2015

An Idealist Ahead of His Time: Remembering Prosecutor Lai Ching-Hsiang

Wang Chin-shou, Department of Political Science, National Cheng Kung University

Lai-tzu, you said, "I am very lonely, and I don't have many friends." You were wrong. Prosecutor Hung Cheng-ho, who…

14Dec.
2015

How I Wish the Judges in the Ting Hsin Case Had Taken Bribes

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

This would have been a clear and simple exit: doubts about the judiciary would be confirmed, and the Ting Hsin Group's…

07Dec.
2015

Reflecting on the Structural Dilemma of the Judiciary through the Ting Hsin Case

KAO Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Public distrust in the judiciary often drives advocacy for institutional reforms, such as the introduction of a jury…

07Dec.
2015

2016 Work Report

Judicial Reform Foundation

JRF 2016 Work Plan: I. Legislative Promotion and Institutional Reform; II. Case Work; III. Expanding Organizational…

30Nov.
2015

March 24 Executive Yuan Eviction Incident

Judicial Reform Foundation

Upon learning that protesters had occupied the Executive Yuan, then-Premier Chiang Yi-huah instructed the police to…

30Nov.
2015

Every Major Judicial Case Is an Opportunity for Rule of Law Education

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Following the verdict in the Ting Hsin case, public opinion once again unleashed a wave of criticism against the…

30Nov.
2015

Discussing Judicial Reform Based on the Merits

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director and Attorney, Judicial Reform Foundation

Over the past week, the Judicial Reform Foundation's "Judicial Sunshine Net" has faced heavy criticism, most notably…

30Nov.
2015

Passing by the Zhongzheng First Precinct on April 11

Judicial Reform Foundation

On April 9, 2014, on the eve of the conclusion of the Sunflower Student Movement (318 Movement), the Zhongzheng First…