First Judicial Reform Research Grant Awards and Paper Presentation

To promote judicial reform, strengthen policy-research capacity, and cultivate talent, JRF encourages the academic community to study judicial-reform issues by awarding research grants, sponsoring printing and publication, and organizing public presentations of the resulting papers.

The priority grant topics for 2021 were:

• Research on evaluation of judges and prosecutors and judicial accountability (e.g., comparative-law studies and empirical research in Taiwan)
• Research on citizen participation in criminal trials (e.g., implementation of the Citizen Judges Act, supporting measures, evaluation of effectiveness, and recommendations for amendment) Research on technology-assisted investigation (e.g., investigative techniques, legislative policy, and comparative-law research concerning the Ministry of Justice's draft Technology-Assisted Investigation Act)Research on institutional frameworks and standard operating procedures for forensic science (e.g., laboratory accreditation systems, standardized operating procedures, training and appointment of relevant personnel, expert databases for different disciplines, and legislative strategies for forensic science)
• Three papers were selected for grants in 2021: Liu I-Chen, "A Study of Evidence Disclosure Under the Citizen Judges Act: Lessons from U.S. Law"
• Wu Huan-Yang, "The Legality of Using Remotely Piloted Drones as an Investigative Technique"

Tu Yun-Hao, "Peremptory Challenges Under the Citizen Judges Act: Lessons from U.S. Law"

• We invite everyone interested in these issues to join us.
• Online Registration
• Time

Saturday, March 19, 13:00-16:00

Location

15F, Taiwan International Convention Center (Weicheng Building, No. 125, Sec. 2, Nanjing E. Rd., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City)

Agenda

Time

Program

Speaker

12:50-13:00	Admission	--
13:00-13:10	Opening Remarks	Lin Yung-Sung, Chairperson, Judicial Reform Foundation
Huang Hsu-Tien, Convener, Judicial Reform Research Grant Committee	13:10-13:20	Award Presentation Award Recipients
Liu I-Chen, Graduate Institute of Law and Government, National Central University	Wu Huan-Yang, College of Law, National Chengchi University	Tu Yun-Hao, Graduate School of Law, National Taipei University 13:20-13:30 Break --
13:30-14:00	Paper Presentation	"A Study of Evidence Disclosure Under the Citizen Judges Act: Lessons from U.S. Law" (20 minutes)
Q&A (10 minutes)	Liu I-Chen, Graduate Institute of Law and Government, National Central University 14:00-14:30 Paper Presentation	"The Legality of Using Remotely Piloted Drones as an Investigative Technique" (20 minutes)
Q&A (10 minutes)	Wu Huan-Yang, College of Law, National Chengchi University 14:30-15:00 Paper Presentation	"Peremptory Challenges Under the Citizen Judges Act: Lessons from U.S. Law" (20 minutes)
Q&A (10 minutes)	Tu Yun-Hao, Graduate School of Law, National Taipei University 15:00-15:20 Overview of the 2022 Call for Papers and Priority Grant Topics	Huang Hsu-Tien, Convener, Judicial Reform Research Grant Committee