Newsletter
2016
Who Is Acting as the Judge? The Judge or the Forensic Expert?
If I were to describe judges' general stance on forensic evidence, I would use the phrase "accepting it wholesale." The…
2016
Chronicle of the National Judicial Reform Cycling Tour: The People and Stories Along the Way
In the past, when we discussed judicial reform, we tended to habitualize perspectives from so-called experts or legal…
2016
The Nationwide Judicial Reform Movement Keeps Moving Forward ~ The Second Evaluation Meeting is Coming Up on July 9
The nationwide judicial reform movement continues to move forward, and the second evaluation meeting will be held on…
2016
[Unconventional Tea Party] Proactive and Positive—Survival Guide for Large Law Firms
The Unconventional Lawyer Tea Party is an event organized by the JRF for each cohort of trainees at the Legal Training…
2016
Invisible, Only Because You Blindfolded Yourself...
When a correctional officer painfully tells you they once witnessed an inmate being raped by another inmate, but were…
2016
For Justice, We Never Give Up ~ 2016 Wrongful Conviction Rescue Practical Course: The Chiu Ho-shun Case
In 1989, under heavy pressure to solve the case, Chiu Ho-shun was sentenced to death without a fair trial. In 2011,…
2016
National Judicial Reform Movement, Ready, Set, Go! Cycling Around Taiwan to Deliver Local Judicial Reform Opinions
We believe the root cause lies in failing to properly ask the people from the very beginning: What is wrong with the…
2016
Opinion Consultation on the Amendment to the Attorney Regulation Act Is Now Underway!
The opinion consultation on the amendment to the Attorney Regulation Act is a collaborative effort between the…
2016
March 24: Two Years On, Where is the Truth?
Two years ago, following five days of the March 18 Sunflower Student Movement opposing the cross-strait trade…