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05Apr.
2006

Statement by the Judicial Reform Foundation Regarding the Incident Involving Grand Justice Ch'eng Chung-mo

Judicial Reform Foundation

Regarding Grand Justice Cheng Chung-mo, we issue several statements and expectations strictly from the perspective of a…

02Apr.
2006

Prosecutor Lee Tsu-chun, Please Step Down

Lo Ping-cheng / Board Director and Standing Executive Committee Member of the Judicial Reform Foundation, Attorney-at-Law

If Prosecutor Lee Tsu-chun truly wishes to take the stage at the "Special Investigation Division," he had better step…

26Mar.
2006

Justice Does Not Kill, Cold Justice Does! Discussing "Non-Disclosure of Investigations" under "Refined Justice"

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

It is regrettable that the issue of the "non-disclosure of investigations" is only brought out for discussion for a…

25Mar.
2006

Prosecutor, You Were Truly Wrong This Time!

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Committee Member of the Judicial Reform Foundation, Attorney-at-Law

Regrettably, Lee Shuang-chuan committed suicide. While many pointed the finger at the prosecutor, the Pingtung District…

23Mar.
2006

"Presumption of Innocence" and " Non-Disclosure of Investigations" Tugging Between "Truth" and "People's Rights" – Joint Statement on the Taiwan Railway Derailment Case

Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Taiwan Media Watch Foundation, Awakening Foundation

The South-Link Line Chu-Kuang Express derailment on March 17 tragically resulted in one death and two injuries.…

23Mar.
2006

Establishing a New Paradigm for the Exercise of the Legislative Consent Power: The Appointment of the Prosecutor-General as the Litmus Test

Anti-Corruption Action Alliance

Pursuant to Paragraph 7, Article 66 of the newly amended Court Organization Act revised on January 13, the…

09Mar.
2006

Beyond "Doing the Right Thing," Please Also "Do Things Right"—A Court That Detains People Without Issuing a Detention Warrant?

Kao Jung-chih (Executive Committee Member, JRF / Attorney-at-Law)

Should a suspect who may abscond be detained? Yes! Should a criminal suspect who may commit another offense be…

07Mar.
2006

"Well-Intentioned, but Misguided": The Expert Lay Judge System and the Citizen Judge System

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

"Expert lay participation," as the name suggests, involves allowing certain non-legal experts to participate in…

03Mar.
2006

Press Release: A Prosecutor-General Who Vows Allegiance to the People

Anti-Corruption Coalition

The amendment to the Court Organization Act was passed on January 13, 2006, and promulgated by the President to take…