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25Apr.
2019

Is Judicial Reform for Real? Please Immediately Pass an Effective Elimination Mechanism for Judges and Prosecutors: Press Conference on Reporting Judge Ch'en Ch'iu-yueh and the Judges Evaluation Commission

Judicial Reform Foundation

Yesterday (the 24th), after conducting only an interpellation of the Judicial Yuan and the Ministry of Justice, the…

25Apr.
2019

Is Judicial Reform Serious? Petition for the Immediate Passage of an Effective "Mechanism to Weed Out Unfit Judges and Prosecutors"

Judicial Reform Foundation

As the term of the current Legislative Yuan draws to a close, President Tsai Ing-wen's judicial reform promise that the…

17Apr.
2019

Protesting the Legal Aid Act Draft that Feigns Means-Testing While Expanding Authority—Joint Statement Opposing Hasty Amendments to the Legal Aid Act

Judicial Reform Foundation

The Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee of the Legislative Yuan reviewed the draft amendments to the…

03Apr.
2019

The Alleged Lobbying Case Involving the Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office Should Be Investigated by the Prosecutor Evaluation Commission—Calling on the Ministry of Justice to Comply with the Individual Case Evaluation Mechanism under the Judges Act

Judicial Reform Foundation

Regarding the alleged lobbying case involving Chief Prosecutor P'eng K'un-yeh of the Taoyuan District Prosecutors…

31Mar.
2019

Our CEO, Attorney Ch'en Yü-fan, Resigned on March 31, 2019

Judicial Reform Foundation

Our CEO, Attorney Ch'en Yü-fan, resigned on March 31, 2019. Starting from April 1, 2019, Chairman Attorney Lin…

28Mar.
2019

Irrational Drunk Driving Demands Rational Legislation! Joint Statement by Civil Society Organizations on Severe Penalties for Drunk Driving

Covenant Watch, Taipei Bar Association, Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Taiwan Forever Association, Judicial Reform Foundation, Taiwan Association for Innocence, Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty

In both legal theory and statutory law, the elements of a crime have rigorous examination frameworks. Whether drunk…

28Mar.
2019

Joint Statement Regarding the Judicial Yuan's Public Hearing on Expert Testimony Held on February 20

Judicial Reform Foundation

Regarding the public hearing held by the Judicial Yuan on February 20 regarding the "Draft Amendment to Certain…

27Mar.
2019

Implementing Judicial Reform Resolutions, Forensic Experts No Longer Behind the Scenes: Press Conference on Reforming the Criminal Procedure Forensic Expert System

Judicial Reform Foundation

The White Paper on Judicial Reform resolutions required "studying, formulating, and improving the expert witness…

26Mar.
2019

[Case Solicitation] Request for Information Regarding Unfit Prosecutor Chuang K'o-hui

Judicial Reform Foundation, Taichung Office

Media reports indicate that Prosecutor Chuang's poor conduct during investigations is not an isolated incident. In…