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15Aug.
2002

Only Public Oversight Can Eradicate the Toxic Police Culture

Tsai Chia-wen / Executive Secretary, Judicial Reform Foundation

Recent successive scandals within police circles, ranging from the urine sample swap case to the juvenile division…

15Aug.
2002

Joint Statement on the 11th Anniversary of the Three Death-Row Prisoners in the Su Chien-ho, Chuang Lin-hsun, and Liu Ping-lang Case

Judicial Reform Foundation, Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Humane Education Foundation

On August 15, the Su case will enter its twelfth year. In other words, the three youths, Su Chien-ho, Liu Ping-lang,…

10Aug.
2002

Are Performance Metrics the Equivalent of a Remedy for Public Order?

Huang Ying-che / Executive Committee Member and Attorney, Judicial Reform Foundation

According to newspaper reports, the Executive Yuan's Council on Public Security passed the "Project Evaluation Plan for…

11Jul.
2002

Who Will Save the Police? Recognizing the Necessity and Urgency of Enacting the "Police Exercise of Powers Act"

Lo Ping-ch'eng / Standing Executive Committee Member and Attorney at Law, Judicial Reform Foundation

Grand Justices' Interpretation No. 535 explicitly points out that the law "does not authorize police personnel to…

28Jun.
2002

The Supreme Court is Overwhelmed with Backlogged Cases: How Can It Be Solved?

Huang Hsu-t'ien (Standing Executive Committee Member of the JRF, Attorney-at-Law)

Press reports indicate that the Supreme Court's backlog of over 10,000 cases has hit a record high. In fact, this is no…

24May.
2002

The Number One Minister

Wang Shih-szu / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

As the ruling party marks its second anniversary in office without much self-congratulatory fanfare, the Ministry of…

10May.
2002

Media Prejudging Before Trial

Wang Shih-ssu / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

The duration of the retrial in the Su Chien-ho case far exceeds public imagination, nearly fading into oblivion. As the…

03May.
2002

Judicial Accountability

Wang Shih-szu / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Wonder if society's demands have been heard, this week saw relevant regulations emerging for judges and prosecutors…

26Apr.
2002

Hoods and Cameras

Wang Shih-ssu / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Over the past couple of days, the Judicial Yuan and the Ministry of Justice issued a new policy that has given the…