2004 Work Achievements

Last edited: 2026-07-24

Judicial Reform Foundation

  • Promoted the establishment of the Legal Aid Foundation on July 1.
  • Amended the Code of Criminal Procedure and completed the NGO draft amendment to the Law of Compensation for Wrongful Detentions and Executions.
  • Completed empirical research on judicial statistics (judges' sentencing mental impressions in theft cases) and proposed judicial research indicators to the Judicial Yuan.
  • Established the "Legal Ethics Study Group" to begin building domestic research on legal ethics.
  • Participated in the first presidential election televised debate, raising questions regarding judicial reform.
  • Published the results of the "Questionnaire Survey on Centralized Civil Trial Proceedings" and the "Questionnaire Survey on the One-Year Anniversary of the New Criminal Procedure System."
  • Held a seminar on the "Administrative Enforcement Act"; held a seminar on "The Impact of Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 582 on Criminal Procedure Practice."
  • Participated in the "Judicial Reform Three Acts Promotion Alliance," the "Alliance for the Promotion of Alternative Death Penalty," the "NGO Prosecutor System Reform Alliance," the "Police Reform Alliance," the "Pan-Purple Alliance," the "NGO Truth and Reconciliation Commission Monitoring Alliance," and the "Congress Reform Action Alliance."
  • Sent representatives to Ireland to attend the "International Conference on Accountability and Justice" and to Montreal to attend the "2nd World Congress Against the Death Penalty."
  • Held three "University Legal Education Discussion Meetings" and published special articles on the "Judicial Reform Forum."
  • Regularly appeared weekly on radio programs such as "Chang Ta-ch'un's Bubble News" and "Super Jury" to discuss judicial reform issues.
  • Published "Teacher, You Can Do This Too!" (Wu-Nan Publishing); planned and published "Colorful Youth in Vain" (Business Weekly Publications, authored by Chang Chuan-fen); published issues 49-54 of the Judicial Reform Magazine; participated in the 12th Taipei International Book Exhibition.
  • Held eight "Judicial Humanities Lectures" at Eslite Bookstore. Delivered dozens of lectures at campuses and various organizations.

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