Commentary

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21Nov.
2025

“Is Anyone There?” — Searching for a Human‑Centric Vision in Taiwan’s Draft AI Basic Act

Huang Kuan-hsin, International Affairs and Digital Rights Project Manager, Judicial Reform Foundation; Adjunct Lecturer, International College of Innovation, National Chengchi University

Artificial intelligence (AI) is developing rapidly and is increasingly embedded in everyday life. Governments around…

21Nov.
2025

Op-Ed | "Is Anyone Home?" Searching for Traces of "Human-Centricity" in the Draft Artificial Intelligence Basic Act

Huang Kuan-hsin / Project Manager for International Affairs and Digital Human Rights, Judicial Reform Foundation; Adjunct Lecturer, International College of Innovation, National Chengchi University

Artificial intelligence (AI) is developing rapidly and being widely applied in daily life. Countries everywhere are…

19Nov.
2025

Op-Ed | Can Our Legal System Distinguish Between a "Major Drug Lord" and a "Minor Drug User"?

Lin Wei-Min (Master's Student, Graduate Institute of Criminology, National Taipei University) and Liao Wei-Cheng (Associate Researcher, Judicial Reform Foundation)

Does the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act truly suffer from excessively heavy penalties? Exploring this issue requires…

11Nov.
2025

Op-Ed | Parole is the Ultimate Safety Valve for Prison Order

Kuan-Chen Ch'en / Legal Specialist, Judicial Reform Foundation; Yu-Ta Su / Intern, Judicial Reform Foundation

On October 30 this year (2025), the Executive Yuan passed draft amendments to the Criminal Code, the Enforcement Act of…

06Nov.
2025

Opinion | When Regulations Still Bear the Name of "Eugenics": Reflecting on Taiwan's Reproductive Policy Through the Retrogression of Abortion Rights in the United States

Chuang Tzu-hsuan (Pro Bono Lawyer, Gender Group, Judicial Reform Foundation), Lin Cheng-ching (Research Specialist, Judicial Reform Foundation)

In August 2025, a citizen initiated a proposal on the Public Policy Network Participation Platform to "delete the…

04Nov.
2025

Op-Ed | The Statute of Limitations for Child Sexual Offenses is Set to Be Extended! To Truly Value Victims' Rights, 3 More Details Require Consideration

Lü Cheng-yen (Attorney at Law, Director of the Policy Department, Judicial Reform Foundation)

Thanks to the courageous advocacy and voices of victims, the Ministry of Justice has finally announced the draft…

31Oct.
2025

The Long and Winding Road of Judicial Reform on the Disproportionality of Drug Laws: Beyond the Eight Individuals Accepted in Constitutional Interpretation No. 13 of 2023

Text by Tsai Shang-heng, Edited by Li Ming-ru, Photography by Li Chao-yen

In July of last year, the Ministry of Justice proposed a newly amended draft of the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act in…

31Oct.
2025

Why Was I Sentenced to 15 Years, Even Heavier Than My Ex-Boyfriend Who Actually Sold the Drugs? The Story of One of the Eight Petitioners Accepted under Constitutional Court Judgment No. 13 of 2023

Text by Mido, Edited by Lo Li-han, Photography by Li Chao-yen

On those three occasions, she merely followed her boyfriend's instructions to pick up the phone and hand the package to…

28Oct.
2025

Op-Ed | One-Third Is Not a Ceiling, "It Is a Floor": The Gender Reality of Taiwan's Cabinet

Teng Yü-hsuan / Pro bono lawyer, Gender Legal Reform Special Committee, JRF

In August 2025, the Premier promoted a Cabinet reshuffle in which only 2 out of the 16 new cabinet members were women.…