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25Apr.
2006

Court Interpreters: Just for Show?—Imbalanced Justice Under Linguistic Hegemony

Ch'en I-ch'ien / Standing Executive Committee Member, Taiwan Association for Human Rights / Judicial Reform Foundation

Whether teaching "Law and Society," "Gender and Law," or other legal courses, I always arrange a "Court Visit." The…

25Apr.
2006

The Function and Definition of Court Interpreters

Ch'en Chia-chieh (Associate Professor, Department of Applied Foreign Languages, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology) & Tai Yu-chun (Master's Graduate, Graduate Institute of Applied Foreign Languages, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology)

From a legal perspective, Taiwan currently lacks a unified certification system for professional court interpreter…

25Apr.
2006

Preparing for a New Immigrant Nation

Lin Wei-fu

Taiwan has a history of over a decade of importing large numbers of international laborers to sustain its…

25Apr.
2006

Establishing an Independent Interpreters Association

Editorial Team of the Judicial Reform Foundation

The Judicial Reform Foundation, together with Awakening Foundation, Rerum Novarum Center, Hope Workers' Center, Taiwan…

24Apr.
2006

Statement by the Judicial Reform Foundation Regarding the Impersonation of JRF Volunteers

Judicial Reform Foundation

The Judicial Reform Foundation has received reports from the public that judicial scalpers have been falsely claiming…

20Apr.
2006

Lee Shuang-chuan Died in Vain

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Committee Member and Attorney, Judicial Reform Foundation

When Li Shuang-ch'üan committed suicide, the whole country was in an uproar, and "non-disclosure of investigation" was…

18Apr.
2006

Statement by the Judicial Reform Foundation Regarding Legislative Members Suspected of Interfering in the Judiciary

Judicial Reform Foundation

According to news reports, when Presidential Office Secretary-General Mark Chen served as a legislator two years ago,…

13Apr.
2006

Sower of Legal Education: Press Conference on the Allocation and Use of Kingston's Donation

Judicial Reform Foundation

Following the 2004 presidential election, Mr. David Sun of Kingston Technology in the U.S. observed social turbulence…

11Apr.
2006

Press Release by the Anti-Corruption Action Alliance on the Legislative Veto of Prosecutor-General Nominee Hsieh Wen-ting

Anti-Corruption Action Alliance

The Legislative Yuan held a confirmation vote for the Prosecutor-General today. Due to a boycott by the pan-Blue…