Commentary

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25Oct.
2025

Sidelights | Before the Disconnection: Digital Freedom in Times of War and Disaster

Judicial Reform Foundation, Taichung Office

"Network disconnection" in modern warfare is no longer a hypothetical scenario, but an inevitable attack vector.…

22Oct.
2025

Sidelights | Between the State and the People: The Past, Present, and Future of Legal Aid and Judicial Reform

Wu Chia-jung / Student at National Taiwan University College of Law, former staff at the Legal Aid Foundation

Twenty-two years ago, the Judicial Reform Foundation and numerous organizations formed the Three Major Judicial Reform…

22Oct.
2025

Sidelights | Are Taiwan's Laws Han Chinese Laws?——The Path of Indigenous Peoples' Judicial Reform

Pro Bono Lawyer, NYS

During the exhibition "Becoming an Ordinary Person," the lecture series selected key themes from the 30-year…

09Oct.
2025

Op-Ed | The Amendment to the "Financial Eight Laws" Was Well-Intended, Yet Leaves Victims with No End in Sight to Recovering Their Property

Chen Kuan-chen / Legal Specialist, Judicial Reform Foundation; Chen Yi-meng / Intern, Judicial Reform Foundation

The occurrence of a crime is frequently accompanied by property loss for the victims. Although the Criminal Code…

28Sep.
2025

Sidelights | The Will to Kill Spanning Three Decades: A Discussion on the Rules for the Execution of Death Sentences

Chu Ch'i-liang / Pro Bono Attorney, New York State

In the "Pen" section of the "Becoming an Ordinary Person" exhibition, we witness the turbulent history of 30 years of…

25Sep.
2025

The Liang Hsuan-Yung Prohibition of Disadvantageous Modification Case—How Can an Appellant Be Punished? A Reduced Guilt, Yet a Heavier Sentence

Judicial Reform Foundation

The defendant in this case, Liang Hsuan-yung, has been involved in numerous drug-related cases and has recently filed…

24Sep.
2025

Sidelights | Has the JRF Lost Its Mind? Is Non-Publicity of Investigation Going Against___?

Chu Ch'i-Liang (Pro Bono Service Attorney, New York State)

The lecture series held during the exhibition "Becoming an Ordinary Person" highlights and deeply explores pivotal…

22Sep.
2025

Sidelights|Is It Dangerous to Be a Lawyer in China? Why Should Taiwanese Lawyers Care About Chinese Human Rights Lawyers?

Chu Ch'i-liang / Pro Bono Certified Attorney, New York State

The second lecture in the series held during the "Becoming an Ordinary Person" exhibition shifted the focus from…

19Sep.
2025

Opinion: Do Not Let Those Who Harm Children Hide Behind Time—Criminal Law Reform on the Statute of Limitations Aims to "Shift the Shame"

Sung I-hsin (Standing Executive Committee Member of the Judicial Reform Foundation, Lawyer at the Taipei Branch of the Legal Aid Foundation), Lin Ch'eng-ch'ing (Bills Assistant Researcher at the Judicial Reform Foundation)

Taiwan's #MeToo movement kicked off in May 2023 with a political worker speaking out, spreading from politics to media,…