Press Releases
2020
Scholars' Statement on Promoting the Lay Participation in Trials System
Lay participation in trials is the judicial reform issue of greatest concern to the people of Taiwan and also the most…
2020
Street History Classroom: British and Australian Cases Demonstrate Jury Functions - Day 16 of the Sit-in Protest Against the Inclusion of the Lay Assessor System Bill in the Legislative Yuan's Extraordinary Session
The "Alliance for the Concurrent Trial Runs of Jury and Lay Assessor Systems," composed of civil society groups…
2020
Implementation of the New Prison Act and Launch of Legal Consultation Press Conference
Taiwan's newly revised Prison Act and Detention Act were promulgated on January 15 this year and took effect on July…
2020
Refuting and Clarifying: Responding to Media Op-Eds Opposing the Dual-Track Trial System of Lay Participation and Jury Trials—Day 15 of the Sit-In Protest Against the Legislative Yuan's Provisional Session Placing the Citizen Judges Act on the Agenda
The Alliance for the Simultaneous Trial Run of Lay Participation and Jury Systems, composed of civil society…
2020
Responding to Legislator's Doubts: Institutional Transition is Not an Issue, Not Having a Choice Is—Day 13 of Sit-in Protest Against the Inclusion of the Lay Assessor Bill in the Legislative Yuan's Extraordinary Session
In an op-ed published on July 7, Democratic Progressive Party caucus secretary-general and Legislator Chung Chia-pin…
2020
Official Stubbornness on Lay Judge System Met with Scholars' Rebuttal and Clarification—Day 12 of the Sit-in Protest Outside the Legislative Yuan Against the Inclusion of the National Lay Judge Bill in the Extraordinary Session
The 'Grand Alliance for the Parallel Trial of Jury and Lay Judge Systems'—composed of NGOs such as the Judicial Reform…
2020
Judicial Yuan Claims Dual Systems Cannot Coexist; Alliance Responds Not to Let Jury Trial Become Impractical—Day 11 of Sit-in Protest Against Legislative Yuan Provisional Session Including Citizen Judges Act Bill
The Judicial Yuan rejected the civil society's proposal for the concurrent trial of both systems on the grounds that…
2020
Responding to President Tsai Ing-wen: Who Is It That Denies the Value of Others' Views? Day 10 of the Sit-in Protest Against the Inclusion of the Lay Assessor Bill in the Legislative Yuan's Extraordinary Session
In response to President Tsai Ing-wen's remarks in an interview yesterday (the 7th) claiming that the Alliance denies…
2020
Responding to Caucus Whip K'o's Objections to the Jury System, the Alliance Will Continue Its Sit-in—Day 9 of the Sit-in Protest Against the Legislative Yuan's Extraordinary Session Scheduling of the Citizen Judges Act Bill
Formed by NGOs such as the Judicial Reform Foundation and the Taiwan Association for Parliamentarianism (Taiwan Jury…
