Commentary

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17Sep.
2025

Sidelights | "Were the Courts Run by the XX Party?" Why Young People Should Understand the History of Party-State Judiciary

Written by Chu Ch'i-Liang (Pro Bono Attorney, New York State) / Edited by Lin Cheng-Ching (Bill Research Specialist, JRF)

15Sep.
2025

Op-Ed | Where Are the Supporting Measures for the 2,500 Judicial Divorce Cases Each Year? How to Protect Economically Vulnerable Spouses?

Lin Chê-ch'en (Pro Bono Lawyer, Gender Judicial Reform Special Project Group, Judicial Reform Foundation), Patty Teng (Associate Researcher, Judicial Reform Foundation)

In March 2023, the Constitutional Court rendered Interpretation No. 4 of 2023 (the "Irretrievable Breakdown Divorce…

12Sep.
2025

Op-Ed | A Criminal Miscarriage of Justice: Exposing the Loophole-Riddled Criminal Trial System in Taiwan?

Shih-Hsun Lin (Pro Bono Attorney for the Lo Ming-ts'un Case, Standing Executive Committee Member of the Judicial Reform Foundation), Wei-Cheng Liao (Associate Researcher at the Judicial Reform Foundation)

A seismograph of the Constitution / Applied constitutional law / Implementing legislation of the Constitution / The…

29Aug.
2025

Op-Ed | Reflections on Linguistic Transitional Justice in the Judicial Sphere through the Core Pacific City Case

Wang Ch'en-han / Standing Executive Committee Member, JRF; Lin Ch'eng-ch'ing / Assistant Legislative Researcher, JRF

Recently, the Taipei District Court has been trying the Core Pacific City corruption case, which has been mired in…

28Aug.
2025

Lecture Sidelights: Part 2 | Even Computers Can Select Potatoes, But What About Sentencing and Judgments?

Ch'en Po-yu / JRF Intern, Department of Social Work, Chung Shan Medical University

Judicial AI is a complex issue intertwining law, institutions, and ethics. While artificial intelligence brings much…

27Aug.
2025

Lecture Sidelights: Part 1 | Computers Can Sort Peanuts, But What About Sentencing and Verdicts?

Intern at JRF Taichung Office

This article is a lecture report on the legitimacy and risks of AI intervention in judicial decision-making, exploring…

26Aug.
2025

Op-Ed | Do Not Play Politics with the Judiciary: Amendments to Detention Laws Must Return to Professional Standards

Huang Hsu-tien (Chairman, Judicial Reform Foundation) / Elvin Lu (Director of Policy Department, Judicial Reform Foundation)

Recently, the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) proposed a draft amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure, advocating for…

13Aug.
2025

Op-Ed | A Global "Rule of Law Recession"? Attending the 2025 World Justice Forum and Confronting Taiwan's Crisis Alarm

Chen Szu-yu / Standing Executive Committee Member, Judicial Reform Foundation

Amidst a global trend of democratic backsliding, the challenges to judicial independence and checks and balances are…

06Aug.
2025

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