Constitutional Court Amicus Curiae Brief｜Hsu Kuo-yao Wrongful Dismissal Case and Performance Rating Grade D Dismissal Case
Last edited: 2026-08-24
Nearly 10 years have passed since the "Kaohsiung 831 Firefighter Protection March." This also marks the 7th year since the march organizer Hsu Kuo-yao was dismissed (for the background of the incident, please refer to: The Reporter, The Dismissal of Hsu Kuo-yao: The Lone Fire Scene After He Organized the First Firefighter March).
Regarding the current civil servant administrative disciplinary system, the Grand Justices will hold a Constitutional Court hearing at 3 PM on the 29th of this month. On the morning of the same day, the Grand Justices will also hold a hearing on the "Performance Rating Grade D Dismissal Case." Because the legal issues in this case are a preliminary question to the related issues in the Hsu Kuo-yao case, in addition to the Hsu Kuo-yao case, JRF also applied to act as an amicus curiae for this case and submitted a brief. In this regard, the Judicial Reform Foundation was ruled by the Constitutional Court as an amicus curiae on March 3, and submitted an amicus curiae brief on March 18, which was made public on its website.
We expect the Grand Justices to carefully examine the problems within the current civil servant disciplinary system in this case. We also hope this case will raise public awareness and concern regarding wrongful dismissals and systemic issues within public agencies, in order to foster a more rational and efficient civil service system.
Regarding the two cases mentioned above, the relevant information published by the Constitutional Court is as follows:
- Constitutional Court Hearing and Issue Outline Announcement for Hui-Tai-13588 (Hsu Kuo-yao Case)
- Constitutional Court Hearing and Issue Outline Announcement for 2020 (109) Hsien-San-18 (Performance Rating Grade D Dismissal Case)
Amicus Curiae Brief for the "Hsu Kuo-yao Wrongful Dismissal Case"
Amicus Curiae Brief for the "Performance Rating Grade D Dismissal Case"
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