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10Sep.
2004

Immediate Verdict Upon Oral Argument, Immediate Detention Upon Verdict

Judicial Reform Foundation

Former Legislative Yuan President Liu Sung-pan was sentenced to four years in prison by a final court judgment for…

01Sep.
2004

Formally United, Spiritually Divided: Results of the Questionnaire Survey on the First Anniversary of the Implementation of the New Criminal Procedure System

Judicial Reform Foundation

On September 1, the Judicial Reform Foundation, the Taiwan Bar Association, and the Taiwan Law Association held a press…

28Aug.
2004

NGOs for Judicial Reform Express Opposition to Wu Ying-chao's Appointment as Prosecutor-General

Judicial Reform Foundation

Incumbent Prosecutor-General Lu Jen-fa of the Supreme Prosecutors Office is set to retire on September 1. According to…

24Aug.
2004

Statement by the Judicial Reform Foundation Regarding the Legislative Yuan's Passage of the "Special Committee for the Truth Investigation of the March 19 Shooting Incident Act"

Judicial Reform Foundation

The Legislative Yuan today passed the "Special Committee for the Truth Investigation of the March 19 Shooting Incident…

18Aug.
2004

There is a Monster! Press Conference on the Special Investigation Committee for the March 19 Shooting of the President and Vice President

The Judicial Reform Foundation, Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Taiwan Law Society, and Prosecutor Reform Association

Last Friday (August 13), negotiations between the ruling and opposition caucuses in the Legislative Yuan's provisional…

05Aug.
2004

Abolishing the Death Penalty: Ch'en Ting-nan's Resolve Remains Unwavering!

Alliance for the Promotion of Alternative to Death Penalty

Representatives of the Alliance for the Promotion of Alternative to Death Penalty visited Minister of Justice Ch'en…

03Aug.
2004

Cassandra's Dream

Lin Ching-p'ing / Standing Executive Committee Member of JRF, Attorney-at-law

In Greek mythology, Cassandra is a tragic prophetess: the god Apollo grants her the ability to make accurate…

29Jul.
2004

Driven by Parochialism: Is the Supreme Court Becoming a 'Public Enemy'?

Association for Judicial Reform

On July 23, the Council of Grand Justices of the Judicial Yuan rendered Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 582, declaring…

23Jul.
2004

University Legal Education Must Be Reformed

Lin Ching-p'ing / Standing Executive Committee Member of the Judicial Reform Foundation, Attorney-at-Law

A few years ago, I heard a story firsthand: while investigating a theft case, a defendant confessed, "I stole an…