"Sherlock Holmes Goes to Court" 2016 High School Summer Law Camp

To provide high school students with a deeper understanding of Taiwan's judicial reform and wrongful conviction issues, and to actively cultivate and promote them as seeds of youth legal education, the Judicial Reform Foundation, in collaboration with National Taichung Girls' Senior High School, the Department of Law at Providence University, and its Legal Aid Club, organized the "Sherlock Holmes Goes to Court" study camp during the summer vacation. It is hoped that through accessible and engaging courses and activity designs, young students will gain a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the aforementioned issues.

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Date

July 6 (Wed) - July 8 (Fri)

Venue

National Taichung Girls' Senior High School (No. 95, Sec. 1, Tzu-yu Rd., West Dist., Taichung City 403, Taiwan)

Participants & Capacity

Estimated 150 students from high schools nationwide

Notice

• This event does not provide accommodation, but lunch will be provided
• A security deposit of NT$1,000 is required. Participants who attend the entire event will receive a full refund in cash on-site at the end of the camp
• If you are unable to attend at the last minute, you must cancel two weeks before the event to receive a full refund of the security deposit
• Please submit the Parental Consent Form upon check-in on July 6

Course Keywords

• Comparative study of systems for public participation in trials, mock trial practice    
• Introduction to causes of wrongful convictions
• Forensic science
• Controversy surrounding the abolition of the death penalty
• Conception of transitional justice

Event Schedule

Time	Course Content
	July 6 (Wed)	July 7 (Thu)	July 8 (Fri)
09:00~10:00	Participant assembly, check-in and group assignment	(Omitted)
10:00~12:30	The "No Exclusion" Judgment —DNA and Wrongful Conviction Exoneration Taiwan Association for Innocence / Attorney Lo Shih-hsiang	What a Death Sentence Looks Like Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty / Director Lin Tzu-wei	Forensic Science Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University / Professor Li Chun-i
12:30~13:30	Democratic Brunch
14:00~15:00	Public Participation in Trials Judicial Reform Foundation / Attorney Kao Jung-chih	Unveiling! Transitional Justice Judicial Reform Foundation / Attorney Yu Po-hsiang	Group vs. Group Competition Results Presentation
15:00~15:30	Ace Attorney Mock Trial Practice
15:30~16:00		Transition / Judicial Reform Design Thinking Issue Discussion and Sharing
16:00~16:30			Activist Index Evaluation Judge Review and Comments, Award Ceremony
16:30~17:00			Certificate Awarding Graduation
17:00~18:00			Return Home

Organizers

National Taichung Girls' Senior High School
Department of Law, Providence University
Legal Aid Club, Providence University
Judicial Reform Foundation