Press Releases

2005
What Should Pass Does Not, While What Should Not Be Cut Gets Cut
Today (January 20, 2005), the Legislative Yuan voted to cut the budget related to the "professional stipend for…

2005
Opposing the Legislative Yuan's Inappropriate Interference with the Judiciary Through the Use of the Budget!
According to news reports, during the cross-caucus consultations on the Judicial Yuan's budget for fiscal year 2005,…

2005
Opposing Hasty Legislation on the Medical Examiners Act ~ Joint Press Conference Promoting the Civil Society Version of the Medical Examiners Act
The Medical Examiners Act is a major bill concerning judicial quality and human rights protection. However, without…

2005
"Freeze! I am a Legislator!"
During the Legislative Yuan's negotiation of the central government general budget for fiscal year 2005 on the 13th of…

2004
2004 Work Achievements
2004 Work Achievements
2004
The Abuse and Misuse of the Principle of Prosecutorial Unity: Lessons from Japan's Lockheed Scandal
Legal systems exist in response to the spatial-temporal and qualitative-quantitative variations of the society of their…

2004
Statement on Interpretation No. 585: Urging the Legislative Yuan to Swiftly Amend and Operate the Truth-Seeking Committee Statute in Accordance with the Judicial Yuan Justices' Interpretation
The Judicial Yuan Justices issued Interpretation No. 585 today, characterizing the Truth-Seeking Committee as an organ…
2004
Welcoming the Court's Trial Proceedings in the Su Chien-ho Case on World Human Rights Day in Accordance with Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 582
The Taiwan High Court held another trial hearing for the Su Chien-ho case this afternoon. After a hiatus of nine…

2004
Minister, Please Stay! Immediately Establish "Standard Operating Procedures for Death Penalty Execution" ~ Human Rights Day Joint Press Conference
Having assumed office as Minister of Justice for less than four months, Minister Ch'en is soon to be promoted to Vice…
