2017 National Congress on Judicial Reform - Division 1

Protecting Victims and Vulnerable Populations

Division 1 of the 2017 Presidential Office National Congress on Judicial Reform held a total of 10 meetings, focusing on five core issues: crime victim protection, wrongful conviction relief, the judicial circumstances of vulnerable groups, forensic science and expert testimony, and the principle of non-publicity of investigations versus media influence on trials. This page compiles all meeting materials for easy reference.

10

Division Meetings

5

Core Issues

2017

Held in

19

Participating Members

AGENDA

Five Discussion Topics

Division 1 covers the following five thematic directions, which were thoroughly discussed across consecutive meetings:

1-1｜Protecting Crime Victims

Strengthening systemic safeguards for crime victims before and after the initiation of criminal proceedings, including victim participation in parole proceedings, standard operating procedures for post-incident resource referral, and restorative justice.

1-2｜Reducing Wrongful Convictions and Strengthening Relief Mechanisms

Revisiting retrials and extraordinary appeals, review mechanisms for final judgments, and evaluating the establishment of an independent criminal review mechanism outside the judiciary.

1-3｜Protecting the Circumstances of Vulnerable Groups in the Judiciary

Constructing a judicial system and service environment that actively assists vulnerable groups and is gender-friendly, including strengthening interpretation resources and safeguarding the judicial rights of indigenous peoples.

1-4｜Forensic Science, Appraisal Mechanisms, and Expert Witnesses

Integrating forensic science, lie detection, forensic identification, and other appraisal mechanisms to enhance the judiciary's capacity to discover the truth; evaluating the establishment of an expert witness system.

1-5｜Non-Publicity of Investigations, Media Influence on Trials, and Privacy Protection

Balancing the principle of non-publicity of investigations with the accused's right to know the investigation process, preventing inappropriate media reporting or trial by media, and strengthening the protection of parties' privacy.

MEETING RECORDS

Meeting Records

Below are the recordings, verbatim transcripts, and attachments for all 10 meetings of Division 1, all available for direct viewing.

2017-03-01 1st Meeting

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2017-03-14 2nd Meeting

Discussion Topic: 1-4 Forensic Science, Appraisal Mechanisms, and Expert Witnesses

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2017-03-28 3rd Meeting

Discussion Topic: 1-5 Non-Publicity of Investigations, Media Influence on Trials, and Privacy Protection

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2017-04-08 1st Extra Meeting

Discussion Topic: 1-4 Forensic Science, Appraisal Mechanisms, and Expert Witnesses (Cont.)

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2017-04-15 2nd Extra Meeting

Discussion Topic: 5-1 Avoiding Inappropriate Media Reporting or Trial by Media

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2017-04-18 4th Meeting

Discussion Topic: 1-3 Protecting the Circumstances of Vulnerable Groups in the Judiciary

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2017-05-02 5th Meeting

Discussion Topic: 1-1 Protecting Crime Victims

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2017-05-13 3rd Extra Meetin

Discussion Topic: Mechanisms for Effectively Safeguarding the Judicial Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Constructing Criminal Justice that Preserves Victim Dignity

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2017-05-16 6th Meetin

Discussion Topic: 1-2 Reducing Wrongful Convictions and Strengthening Relief Mechanisms

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2017-05-23 4th Extra Meeting

Discussion Topic: Best Practice Procedures for Reducing Erroneous Judgments and Implementing the Principle of Presumption of Innocence

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AGENDA SCHEDULE

Overview of Division Topics

Below are the discussion topics and subtopics corresponding to each meeting (items in red are top-priority issues):

Meeting Date Discussion Topic Related Subtopics
2017-03-14	1-4: Forensic Science, Appraisal Mechanisms, and Expert Witnesses	4-1: Integrating forensic science, lie detection, forensic identification, and other appraisal mechanisms to improve scientific case investigation techniques and applications, and enhancing the judiciary's capacity to discover the truth 4-2: Refining rules of evidence and evaluating the establishment of an expert witness system
2017-03-28	1-5: Non-Publicity of Investigations, Media Influence on Trials, and Privacy Protection	5-2: Reviewing the balance between the principle of non-publicity of investigations and the accused's right to know the investigation process 5-1: Avoiding inappropriate media reporting or trial by media (including evaluation of the offense of obstructing the administration of justice) 5-3: Judicial documents should consider enhancing parties' privacy to prevent personal data leaks
2017-04-08	Extra Meeting 1-4: Forensic Science, Appraisal Mechanisms, and Expert Witnesses	—
2017-04-15	Extra Meeting 5-1: Avoiding Inappropriate Media Reporting or Trial by Media	—
2017-04-18	1-3: Protecting the Circumstances of Vulnerable Groups in the Judiciary	3-1: Constructing a judicial system, services, and software/hardware environments that actively assist vulnerable groups and are gender-friendly (e.g., strengthening interpretation resources)
2017-05-02	1-1: Protecting Crime Victims	1-1: Strengthening systemic safeguards for crime victims before and after the initiation of criminal proceedings (scope encompasses 1-3: evaluating crime victim participation in criminal litigation procedures, 1-4: evaluating crime victim participation in parole procedures) 1-2: Establishing standard operating procedures for notifying, explaining, and introducing relevant support resources to parties after an incident 1-5: Reviewing crime victim protection mechanisms 1-6: Reviewing and strengthening restorative justice
2017-05-13	Extra Meeting	Mechanisms for Effectively Safeguarding the Judicial Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Constructing Criminal Justice that Preserves Victim Dignity
2017-05-16	1-2: Reducing Wrongful Convictions and Strengthening Relief Mechanisms	2-1: Reviewing retrial and extraordinary appeal systems 2-2: Reviewing review mechanisms for final judgments 2-3: Evaluating the establishment of an independent criminal review mechanism outside the judiciary
2017-05-23	Extra Meeting	Best Practice Procedures for Reducing Erroneous Judgments and Implementing the Principle of Presumption of Innocence

PARTICIPANTS

List of Participants

Convener

• Lo Ping-cheng Chairman, Legal Aid Foundation

Preparatory Committee Members

• Wang Wan-yu Full-time Homemaker
• Lee Cheng-hui Advisor, Hearing Impaired Association of the Republic of China

Division Members

• Wang Wei-chun Chairperson, Association for the Promotion of Children's Rights, ROC
• James Lee Professor, Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University
• Caroline Lin Professor, Graduate Institute of Journalism, National Taiwan University
• Chen Lung-chi Wrongful Conviction Exoneree
• Yapasuyongu’e Akuyana (Chen Min-yuan) Executive Director, Taiwan Indigenous Peoples Policy Association
• Nguyen Van Hung Director, Office of Foreign Migrant Workers and Spouses, Catholic Diocese of Hsinchu, Taiwan
• Huang Song-lih Full-time Professor, Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University
• Yee-San Teoh Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University
• Hsieh Shih-min Full-time Professor, Department of Philosophy, National Chung Cheng University
• Mao Song-ting Judge, Taiwan Taoyuan District Court
• Tsai Chiung-tun Vice President, Judicial Yuan
• Lin Jhih-feng Prosecutor, Taiwan High Court Tainan Branch Prosecutor's Office
• Chung-Lueh Yao Prosecutor, Taiwan Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office
• Shih Ping-Hui Secretary-General, Taiwan Bar Association
• Huang Chih-hao Attorney, Lex Vigilant Law Firm
• Chang Wen-chen Professor, College of Law, National Taiwan University
• Lin Yu-shun Professor, Department of Criminal Investigation, Central Police University
  

RELATED LINKS

Related Pages

• Division 2: A Judiciary Trusted by All, Impartial and Professional
• Division 3: An Accountable and Efficient Judiciary
• Division 4: A Participatory, Transparent, and Accessible Judiciary
• Division 5: A Judiciary Safeguarding Social Safety
• 2017 Judicial Reform Resolutions: Monitoring and Implementation
• Speech Word Count Statistics for Division 1 of the National Congress on Judicial Reform
  

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Last Edited: 2026-04-27