Commentary
2014
The Withering of South Korea's Citizens' Participation in Trials: Has the Judicial Yuan Not Noticed?
On October 29, 2013, a lawsuit in the Jeonju District Court in South Korea sparked a heated debate on the system of…
2014
Food Safety Law Amendments: A Pack of Lies or Time for Real Change?
Food safety scandals keep erupting, and the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation has been amended more than five…
2014
Minutes of the Prison Visit Project Policy Forum
The overcrowding crisis in Taiwan's prisons is nothing new. Yet beyond facing severe congestion, life for inmates…
2014
When Injustice Takes Shape
When I was young and did well in school, I would be made class monitor, acting as a good student in the eyes of the…
2014
NT$500 Compensation Shakes Up Mobile App Industry
Recently, a citizen well-versed in the Personal Data Protection Act skillfully invoked Article 28, Paragraph 3 of the…
2014
A Fresh Look at the Same Old Judicial Cliché in the Lai Su-ju Case
Lai Su-ju was found guilty of corruption, with the court of first instance sentencing her to ten years in prison on the…
2014
Support Amendments to the Judges Act to Weed Out Bad Prosecutors
Legislation to remove incompetent judges and prosecutors is a crucial bill concerning the success or failure of…
2014
Why Are Judges and Prosecutors So Arrogant?
The evaluation system for judges and prosecutors has been in place for nearly three years, but the accountability and…
2014
Commemorating Professor Ts'ai Tun-ming by Rescuing Wrongful Convictions
Over twenty years ago, following a seminar, I received a question: Is criminal law seemingly closely related to…
