Practice for Citizens | 2022 Citizen-Judge Campus Mock Trial Seed Instructor Workshop - Taipei
Last edited: 2026-08-30
Taiwan is entering a new phase after passage of the Citizen Judges Act, and educators have identified an important question: how should students be taught to become thoughtful citizen judges? In response, the JRF has revised teaching scripts and created an integrated information website. At this important moment, the JRF and Rotary International District 3482 are jointly organizing "Practice Questions for Citizens: Citizen-Judge Mock Trial" to help cultivate citizen judges with critical awareness.
Program Objectives
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Campus mock trials need attorneys to participate in co-teaching
In recent years, the JRF has used its Campus Mock Trial curriculum as one model of civic rule-of-law education. Attorneys are invited to join this workshop and later participate in revising mock-trial scripts, becoming part of the JRF's network of volunteer seed instructors for campus programs.
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Create opportunities for students to reason through judicial principles and practice deliberative democracy
Well received by teachers and students, the mock-trial course introduces key principles and procedures of adjudication, leads students through the details of a case step by step, and then moves into small-group discussion so that participants can practice critical thinking and reasoning together. The resulting discussions bring deliberative democracy into everyday rule-of-law education.
When completing the registration form, we invite you to use the "Questions in Advance" field to briefly introduce yourself, explain why you are attending, describe what information you hope to gain or what follow-up action you would like to take, and submit any questions. This will help us prepare the workshop and make the group activities more effective.
Time
January 8, 2022 (Sat.), 14:00-17:00
Venue
Taiwan International Hall (4F, Weicheng Building, No. 125, Sec. 2, Nanjing E. Rd., Taipei City)
Instructors
Attorney Lin Chun-Ju / Director, Legal Policy Department, Judicial Reform Foundation
Attorney Hsu Min-Hsien / Director, Hsinchu Bar Association
Program
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Citizen-Judge System and Legal Principles (30 minutes)
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Immersive Mock-Trial Exercise (30 minutes)
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Critical-Thinking Reflection (20 minutes)
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Small-Group Discussion and Exchange (50 minutes)
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Sharing Experience from Campus Practice (20 minutes)
| Time | Program | Personnel |
| 13:45 | Arrival, check-in, and group assignment |
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| 14:00 | Opening remarks and program introduction | Opening Remarks: Hsu Ling-Yu / District Governor, Rotary International District 3482 Program Introduction: Director Pan Pei-Chen / JRF |
| 14:10 |
Citizen-Judge System and Legal Principles (30 minutes) Immersive Mock-Trial Exercise (30 minutes) Critical-Thinking Reflection (20 minutes) |
Attorney Lin Chun-Ju |
| 15:30 | Break | |
| 15:40 |
Small-Group Discussion: How to Facilitate a Mock Trial (25 minutes) |
Attorney Lin Chun-Ju |
| 16:30 | Sharing Experience in Campus Rule-of-Law Education (20 minutes) | Attorney Hsu Min-Hsien |
| 16:50 | General Discussion | -- |
| 17:00 | End of Workshop | -- |
Organizers
Rotary International District 3482
Judicial Reform Foundation
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