Commentary

1235 articles
27Oct.
2015

Aren't the Grand Justices Due for Self-Purification?

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Grand Justice and Judicial Yuan Vice President Su Yung-chin argued that a retrial could not be petitioned in the…

25Oct.
2015

When the Ministry of Justice Squares Off Against the Control Yuan

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

The escape of "big fish" criminals has always been a pain point for Taiwan's justice system. The public always expects…

19Oct.
2015

Creating Optimal (Political) Benefits Between Ambiguous Theories/Logic?

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Grand Justice and Judicial Yuan Vice President Su Yung-ch'in commented on the "Meilongwan Case", arguing that the…

08Oct.
2015

The Kaohsiung Prosecutors Office is fine, but do you know that correctional facilities are in deep trouble?

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Prosecutor Lin Chun-chieh, who handled the Kaohsiung Prison hostage-taking case, wrote a response criticizing the…

07Oct.
2015

Seminar | Draft Organization Act of the Prosecutors Offices (Private Version) and Recommendations Seminar

Judicial Reform Foundation

Criminal justice activities are composed of three roles: the judiciary (judges), prosecutors, and the defense…

05Oct.
2015

Su Yeong-chin is No Longer Fit to Serve as Grand Justice and Vice President of the Judicial Yuan

Chiu Hsien-chih / Ph.D. Candidate in Law, Heidelberg University, Germany; Citizen of Hsinchu City

Recently, the Grand Justices rendered Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 732 regarding the Joint Development (Meilong)…

03Oct.
2015

The Warden Is Off the Hook, But What's Wrong With You, Kaohsiung Prosecutors Office?

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Regarding the Kaohsiung Prison hostage-taking incident, Warden Ch'en Shih-chih and Deputy Warden Lai Cheng-jung were…

03Oct.
2015

Deconstructing the Judicial Yuan's "Viewer-Judge System"

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

To enable juries lacking legal expertise to understand, deliberate, and render verdicts, the constituent elements of…

02Oct.
2015

Vice President Su's Well-Intended Advocacy for Constitutional Complaints?

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Recently, Judicial Yuan Vice President Su Yung-chin accepted a media interview to elaborate on the meaning of Judicial…