Commentary

1235 articles
15Jul.
2015

What Did Hsu Tzu-chiang's Co-Defendants Say?

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

On July 8, the retrial (Ninth Remand) of the Hsu Tzu-chiang case held its second evidence-investigation procedure. The…

07Jul.
2015

The Legal Outlet for the Agony of Gas Explosions

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Taiwan Association for Human Rights / Judicial Reform Foundation

Scooters are ubiquitous in Taiwan, and taking a "plow" (falling off a scooter) is a shared memory for us. My…

29Jun.
2015

Do You Care About This Kind of "Victim"?

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

From different standpoints, people easily form different perceptions and ideas—we have all read the story of the blind…

25Jun.
2015

What Does It Take for a Judge to Believe Me?

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

After 20 years, the retrial (the 9th remand) of the Hsu Tzu-chiang case entered the "evidence investigation" phase of…

25Jun.
2015

Judicial Computerization Keeps Judges and Prosecutors from Slacking Off

Hsiao I-min / Executive Secretary, Judicial Reform Foundation

In the legal profession, there is a secret trick to test whether judges are seriously reviewing a case: applying a bit…

16Jun.
2015

Amendment of Payment Order Creates a Win-Win Situation

Li I-Ting / Attorney, JRF Payment Order Law Amendment Legal Team

The Legislative Yuan has just passed the third reading of Article 521 of the Code of Civil Procedure and added Article…

11Jun.
2015

Hollow Review, Paper-Thin Grand Justices

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

This Wednesday (June 10), the Legislative Yuan began reviewing the presidential nominees for Grand Justices. Wednesday…

10Jun.
2015

Before Transitional Justice is Achieved, Do Not Use the Chiou Ho-shun Case to Quell Public Outrage

Huang Wei-t'ing / Executive Secretary, Judicial Reform Foundation

Last Friday, amidst public uproar, the Minister of Justice signed an execution order, and six death-row inmates whose…

07Jun.
2015

Reflection on Legal Services Special Topic Course "Dummy Account Cases": Liu Pei-han

Liu Pei-han, Senior, Department of Financial and Economic Law, Chung Yuan Christian University

"How can I successfully convey the phenomena I observed to people who have never heard of a dummy account case?" This…