Volunteer Recruitment | Organizing Litigation Records from the Anti-Black-Box CSSTA Movement

The eighth anniversary of the March 18 and March 24 events.

Resistance and struggle took place not only in the streets, the legislature, and government offices, but also within the judicial system-

By January of this year, the eighth anniversary of the events, all litigation arising from March 18, as well as the March 24 state-compensation and private-prosecution cases, had finally concluded (two defendants in the March 24 defense case still had appeals pending before the Supreme Court). Over eight years and more than 20 cases, the pro bono legal team accumulated a vast body of litigation materials, including transcripts of cross-examinations of senior police officials, internal police deployment documents, and replies from the National Police Agency and municipal police departments concerning efforts to identify officers who used violence. Whether viewed case by case or as a whole, these litigation records preserve a richly detailed history of one of Taiwan's largest social movements in recent years.

We have begun organizing these materials and hope, after sorting and de-identifying them, to create a formal database that researchers can search and use. Our staffing is very limited, however, so progress has been slow. If you are interested in joining the project, please fill out the form and we will contact you as soon as possible.

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#LookingBackPressConferences

• [March 18 Defense]March 18 Anti-Black-Box CSSTA Movement - Legislative Yuan Occupation Case | Press Conference After the Second-Instance Judgment
• [March 24 Private Prosecution]March 24 Executive Yuan Eviction: Accountability Is Not Over, History Will Not Forget | Press Conference Announcing No Appeal in the March 24 Private-Prosecution Case Against Ma, Jiang, Fang, and Wang
• [March 24 State Compensation]Statement | Press Conference After the Second-Instance Victory in the March 24 Executive Yuan Violent Eviction State Compensation Case
• [March 24 Defense]Statement | Judgment on Remand in the March 23 Executive Yuan Occupation Defense Case: Incitement Charge Not Entertained; Conviction for Property Damage

#FurtherReading

• Seminar Record | Authoritarian Criminal Law and Transitional Justice: Starting with the Offenses of Incitement and Insulting a Public Office
• Seminar Record | Occupation Movements and Freedom of Expression: Civil Disobedience and the Right of Resistance
• Seminar Record | Civil Society Under Authoritarian Rule: Action, Dialogue, and Strategy-Experiences from Hong Kong and Taiwan
• Szu-Szu Newsletter | Farewell to Authoritarianism: From the Streets to the Courtroom, from the Courtroom to the Exhibition