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178 articles
18Aug.
2015

Waiting 20 Years: Hoping for Justice to Arrive and Hsu Tze-Chiang's Innocence

Cheng Meng-shan / Third-year student, Department of Political Science, Soochow University

The ninth retrial of the Hsu Tze-chiang case will deliver its verdict at 11:00 AM on September 1. Summer interns at the…

18Jun.
2015

Legislative Success for the Dragon Boat Festival—Protecting the Vulnerable is True Justice!

Judicial Reform Foundation

Happy Dragon Boat Festival! During the 7th session of the 8th Legislative Yuan, which adjourned the day before…

13May.
2015

Legislative Briefing on the Amendment to the Order for Payment: Rescuing Victims of Orders for Payment and Ensuring Courts Are No Longer Accomplices to Fraud

Kaohsiung Attorneys Group for the Amendment of the Order for Payment

In recent years, the current payment order system has been repeatedly abused in practice—serving as an improper debt…

08May.
2015

"Aggressive Lawyer" Forum Launched! Taiwan's First Forum Exclusively for Lawyers

Judicial Reform Foundation

You may have used PTT's Lawyer board, joined Facebook groups, used LINE to some extent, or perhaps used none of these…

28Apr.
2015

JRF 20th Anniversary Series Event: "March 24, 23 Things" Film Festival and Workshop

Judicial Reform Foundation

Faced with state suppression of people's freedom of speech and assembly, from the 2008 protests against Ch'en Yun-lin's…

22Apr.
2015

A Place in Our Hearts for Tsai Hsueh-liang

Lin Wei-Ting, Lo Shih-Hsiang

Air Force Sergeant Tsai Hsueh-liang died from a gunshot wound at a shooting range, and his family has been seeking the…

26Feb.
2015

Justice Arrives for Hsu, Innocence Prevails—Waiting for the Blossoming of Justice, No Matter How Many Days It Takes

Judicial Reform Foundation

The Hsu Tzu-chiang case has spanned nineteen years, with the retrial (ninth remand) preparation proceedings held on the…

13Feb.
2015

The Exclusion of the Other: The Society That Must Be Defended

Lin Wei-ting / Executive Secretary, Judicial Reform Foundation

Six inmates who took the warden and the chief of security of the Kaohsiung Prison hostage left behind their demands…

20Jan.
2015

Preventing the Next "Payment Order Injustice Case"

Lin I-chih / Payment Order Amendment Legal Team and Attorney, Judicial Reform Foundation

Due to lenient issuance standards, payment orders have been widely abused in recent years, affecting numerous victims.…