Commentary

1235 articles
10Apr.
2015

Targeting the System, Not Janet Lee

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Looking into past violations of the Vital Area Regulations, most cases involve "unauthorized entry"—such as using…

04Apr.
2015

Personal Chronicle: Human Rights Incidents Involving Chinese Lawyers in 2014

Chen Lei (Chingshih) / Lawyer

The following is a record of human rights incidents involving Chinese lawyers compiled by Attorney Ch'en Lei, spanning…

02Apr.
2015

The Ministry of Justice Chokes Its Own Child

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Out of the eleven members on the Prosecutor Evaluation Commission, only three are prosecutors themselves, while the…

02Apr.
2015

Can an Order for Payment Really Not Be Ignored Once Read?

Li Chao-ch'i / President of the National University of Kaohsiung Legal Aid Society and Master's Student at the Graduate Institute of Government and Law

Judge Wang Chang-kuo of the Chiayi District Court published an op-ed on the 30th of last month titled "Judicial…

26Mar.
2015

No Credit Card Debt Owed, Why Pay Credit Card Debt?! — Real-Case Adapted Story on Payment Orders (Part 1)

Judicial Reform Foundation

Hsiao-Hua applied for a credit card with Bank A in 1999. In September 2000, she lost the card and reported it lost to…

26Mar.
2015

Betrayed by the Courts in the End Despite Trusting Them?! ~ A Short Story Adapted from Real Judicial Judgments - Part 3

Judicial Reform Foundation

26Mar.
2015

Revenge from an Ex-Wife?! ~ A Short Story Adapted from Real Court Judgments - Part 2

Taiwan Association for Human Rights / Judicial Reform Foundation

More than ten years ago, due to prolonged marital discord and frequent quarrels, Ta-fei and his wife, Ah-li, agreed to…

26Mar.
2015

Constitutional Interpretation No. 728 Exposes the Grand Justices' Blind Spot on Gender

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Expressed in plain terms, Grand Justices' Constitutional Interpretation No. 728 addresses the issue of ancestral…

26Mar.
2015

A Counterattack from the Most Familiar Stranger ~ A Short Story Adapted from Real Judicial Judgments - 4

Judicial Reform Foundation

Hsiao-mei refused to accept this and, pursuant to Subparagraph 13, Paragraph 1, Article 496 of the Code of Civil…