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19Jun.
2016

Reasons for Expanding the Scope of Protection for Civil Servants' Freedom of Speech

Lin Chia-fan / Professor, Department of Civic Education and Leadership, National Taiwan Normal University

Professor Lin Chia-fan's commentary at a seminar on civil servants' freedom of speech, addressing which public…

19Jun.
2016

Judicial Review Standards for Civil Servant Disciplinary Actions—General Discussion

Transcribed and edited by Hsieh Yü-hsiu

Judicial Review Standards for Civil Servant Disciplinary Actions: Focusing on Civil Servants' Freedom of Speech—General…

19Jun.
2016

The Spectrum of Protection Density for Civil Servants' Freedom of Speech

Panelist: Liu Ting-chi (Associate Professor, Department of Law, National Chengchi University); Recorder: Lin Ke-li and Chang Tzu-yun (Volunteers)

After listening to numerous presentations and panel discussions, and reviewing cases from Taiwan, Australia, and the…

19Jun.
2016

Discussing Civil Servants' Freedom of Speech from the Perspective of "Special Legal Relationship"

Speaker / Huang Ming-hui, Assistant Professor, Department of Law, National Taipei University; Recorder / Ch'en Wei-ch'iao, Hsieh Sung-wu, Volunteers

Regarding the Lin Wen-wei case, Lin was a custodial officer (Rank 5 under the appointment system) working in a prison…

19Jun.
2016

A Brief Discussion on Civil Servant Whistleblowers and Practical Case Analysis of Political Speech

Speaker: Attorney Kuo Te-t'ien; Recorder: Lin Yen-ju, Chang Tzu-yun

The main theme of this lecture discusses whether a civil servant can invoke freedom of speech to contest a disciplinary…

19Jun.
2016

Are Prison Reforms Strictly Black and White?

Discussion by Yen Szu-yu (Director, Taiwan Association for Human Rights); Recorded by Wang Hsin-yu

The Lin Wen-wei case serves as an opportunity to understand the plight of frontline prison officers and break down the…

09Jun.
2016

An Exploration of Civil Servants' Freedom of Expression Regarding Their Job Content

Chang Yung-ming / Professor, Department of Financial and Economic Law, College of Law, National University of Kaohsiung

30May.
2016

Novice Lawyer Village Level 9 @ Kaohsiung: Mastering Constitutional Interpretation on Your First Try

Judicial Reform Foundation

For newly minted novice lawyers, constitutional interpretation seems both utterly out of reach and deeply alluring.…

30May.
2016

Hey NGOs, What Are You Making Noise About?!

Judicial Reform Foundation

Becoming a practicing lawyer or entering the state judicial system as a judge or prosecutor seems to be the designated…