State Compensation Act

05Oct.
2023

Seminar Session 2 Records | The Attribution Principles of State Compensation Liability: Moving from Fault Liability to Strict Liability

Judicial Reform Foundation

In the second session, led by moderator Professor Hung Chia-yin, and inspired by the insights of speaker Professor Lin…

05Oct.
2023

Seminar Record Session 3|State Compensation Liability for Judges

Judicial Reform Foundation

In the third session, led by moderator Attorney Huang Hsü-t'ien, and inspired by the insights of rapporteur Professor…

05Oct.
2023

Seminar Summary | Comprehensive Review on the 40th Anniversary of the Enforcement of the State Compensation Act: Attribution Principles, Judicial Accountability, and Academic Seminar on the NGO-Proposed Draft

Judicial Reform Foundation

This seminar was delighted to welcome legal experts concerned with this issue for the opening remarks. The opening…

05Oct.
2023

Seminar Proceedings Session 1 | The Significance of the Comprehensive Amendment to the State Compensation Act

Judicial Reform Foundation

In the first session, led by moderator Attorney Chiang Jung-hsiang, and inspired by the insights and explanations of…

26Aug.
2023

Seminar | Comprehensive Review of 40 Years of the State Compensation Act—Principles of Attribution, Judicial Accountability, and Proposed Civil Society Articles

Judicial Reform Foundation, Administrative Law Committee of Taiwan Bar Association, Constitutional Reform Committee of Taiwan Bar Association, Judicial Reform Committee of Taiwan Bar Association, Taiwan Law Association

Following over a year of brainstorming and deep exchange among lawyers and scholars, the initial draft of the civil…

18Oct.
2021

Recruitment | Attorney Volunteers for the State Compensation Law Amendment Working Group

Judicial Reform Foundation

After the Executive Yuan approved a sweeping 43-article draft amendment to the State Compensation Law, the JRF…

14Sep.
2021

Op-Ed | Public Claims for State Compensation and Judicial Independence Are Not a Zero-Sum Game

Lü Cheng-Yen, Attorney at Law / Legal Researcher, Judicial Reform Foundation

The Executive Yuan's proposed amendments to the State Compensation Law raised concerns about when people may seek…

10Sep.
2021

Op-Ed | Does Amending the State Compensation Law Threaten Judicial Independence? Judicial Immunity ≠ State Immunity

Chiang Jung-Hsiang / Chairperson of the Judicial Reform Committee of the Taipei Bar Association, Standing Executive Member of the Judicial Reform Foundation

The State Compensation Law has been in force for 40 years since July 1, 1981. The Executive Yuan recently approved a…

09Jun.
2014

Did the Ministry of National Defense Accidentally Win a Rigged Game?

Kao Jung-chih / Attorney-at-Law, Executive Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation

Winning a lawsuit usually brings joy. In the civil liability proceedings of the Chiang Kuo-ch'ing case, where the…

29May.
2014

The Ministry of National Defense's Litigation Scorecard? Indict Ch'en Chao-min! Seek Compensation for the Wrongful Execution! ~ Press Release and Post-Judgment Statement

Judicial Reform Foundation

Although Chiang Kuo-ch'ing has been cleared, he has yet to be truly vindicated. We demand that the state courageously…

13Mar.
2013

Judge Rebukes Ministry of National Defense for Delaying Tactics, Four Hearings Yield No Progress—Post-Court Observation Statement on the Ministry of National Defense's Civil Suit for Compensation against Ch'en Chao-min and Others in the Chiang Kuo-ch'ing Case

Judicial Reform Foundation

Regarding today's (13th) civil court hearing on the Ministry of National Defense seeking compensation from Ch'en…

16Jan.
2013

"The Court is a Battlefield, and the Ministry of National Defense is Missing the Target!?" ~ Indict Ch'en Chao-min and Claim Compensation for Wrongful Execution! ~ Event Series (8)

Judicial Reform Foundation

Although Chiang Kuo-ch'ing has been cleared, he has yet to receive true vindication. We demand that the state…