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30Dec.
2025

The Path of Ordinary People: JRF's 30th Anniversary Person-Interview Special Issue

Judicial Reform Foundation

Since its preparation began in 1995 and its official registration in 1997, the Judicial Reform Foundation has…

29Dec.
2025

Op-Ed | The "NT$32 rice cooker case" Reflects the Ministry of Justice's Sluggish Legislative Amendments

Huang Hsü-t'ien (Chairperson, Judicial Reform Foundation), Lü Cheng-yen (Director of Policy Department, Judicial Reform Foundation)

The "NT$32 rice cooker case" has recently sparked heated social discussion. Although subsequent debates arose over…

27Dec.
2025

Sidelights | Adolescence in the Digital Age: What Kind of Online Environment Can We Build for the Next Generation?

Taichung Office, Judicial Reform Foundation

Modern society has entered the era of "digital engineering," where every human action is datafied, making the…

23Dec.
2025

Statement|Moving Beyond Policy Declarations to Immediately Initiate Legislative Engineering for the Protection of the People: JRF Statement on the Legislative Yuan's Passage of the "Artificial Intelligence Basic Act"

Judicial Reform Foundation

Regarding the "Artificial Intelligence Basic Act" (hereinafter the "AI Basic Act") passed by the Legislative Yuan…

16Dec.
2025

Sidelights|The Two Covenants Review is Approaching: How Are Indigenous Youth Responding? Indigenous Human Rights Classroom

Hsieh Yu-hsiu / NY Pro Bono Attorney

Hosted by the Taiwan Indigenous Youth Public Participation Association, the "Indigenous Human Rights Classroom" lecture…

10Dec.
2025

Sidelights | "Freedom of Speech for the Enemies of Freedom": How Can Democracy Self-Defend Amidst Information Warfare and Totalitarian Infiltration?

Chang Chih-ch'i / Pro Bono Attorney, New York State

The challenges currently faced by Taiwan have long transcended traditional military threats, stemming instead from a…

06Dec.
2025

Sidelights | The Digital Basic Act and Digital Platform Governance: The Moment the State Presses the "Kill Switch"

Taichung Office, Judicial Reform Foundation

Today, as digital life deeply permeates society, internet communication has become an extension of people's rights.…

04Dec.
2025

Sidelights | The Onslaught of AI: Where Does the "Freedom Not to Be Digitized" Lead?

T'ien Tzu-an / Intern, Department of Medical Sociology and Social Work, Chung Shan Medical University

The torrent of digitization is irreversible, but we can still determine its boundaries. The "freedom not to be…

25Nov.
2025

Op-Ed | Supervisory Responsibility for Judicial Heads Cannot Rely on Personal Conscience: The Judges Act Needs to Be Amended

Huang Hsu-tien (Chairman, Judicial Reform Foundation) & Li Ming-ju (Deputy Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation)

Since the amendment of the Judges Act in 2019, citizens have been permitted to apply to the evaluation committees for…