Commentary

1235 articles
15Mar.
2002

Professionalism and Quality

Wang Shih-szu / Executive Director, JRF

Recently, the Judicial Yuan, Examination Yuan, and legal scholars debated whether the threshold for the judicial…

08Mar.
2002

The Judicial Privileges of Legislators

Wang Shih-szu / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

The Legislative Yuan session has begun, but instead of bill deliberations, we see administrative bureaucrats being…

15Feb.
2002

"First Encounter with the Police Powers Act!" Special Feature ~ The Key to Success or Failure?! The Urgent Need to Elevate Police Quality

Ma Tsai-ch'in / Attorney-at-Law

For a long time, police authorities have heavily enforced administrative dispositions such as "spot checks,"…

08Feb.
2002

Independent of Status

Wang Shih-ssu / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Lo Fu-chu's case has once again escalated tensions between the courts and prosecutors, while Wu Tse-yuan's departure…

01Feb.
2002

The Law Through the Eyes of Businessmen

Wang Shih-szu / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

A recent consumer controversy involving Watsons highlights the limitations of the law. Watsons advertised "the cheapest…

25Jan.
2002

Lottery, Oh Lottery, How I Love You

Wang Shih-ssu / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Over the past week, the lottery has evolved into a national craze—a high-stakes monetary game with lower costs, faster…

19Jan.
2002

Judicial Reform in Sexual Assault Case Procedures

Chi Kuan-ling, Attorney-at-Law

To prevent sexual assault victims from suffering secondary trauma, the Ministry of the Interior is promoting a system…

18Jan.
2002

Expectations of the Judiciary

Wang Shih-szu / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Following a lecture, I met a prominent business owner entangled in several lawsuits. Speaking with conviction, this…

11Jan.
2002

Second-Class Citizens or Second-Class Judiciary?

Wang Shih-szu / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Three years ago, a presiding judge at the Taichung Branch of the Taiwan High Court maintained close ties with organized…