Legislative Recommendations
This page features three types of materials:
Click an issue below to visit its dedicated page and browse the materials the JRF has produced in that area over the years, including press releases, statements, draft amendments, commentaries, public hearing testimony, and special newsletter features.
Criminal, Civil, and Administrative Litigation
Procedural and Substantive Law ReformReforms to litigation procedure and substantive law that most directly affect ordinary people, including citizen participation in trials, criminal and civil procedure, drug policy, administrative litigation, and forensic science and expert testimony.
Court Organization
Court Structure and OrganizationOrganizational issues concerning how courts operate and how cases are assigned and adjudicated, including the highest judicial bodies, the Constitutional Court, audio and video recordings of court proceedings, court interpreting, and reducing the workload of judges and prosecutors.
Judges, Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys, and Police
Systems for Legal ProfessionalsLegislative research and amendment proposals on systemic issues concerning judges, prosecutors, attorneys, and police officers, including their training, evaluation, removal, and rights.
Protection of Rights
Safeguarding Individual RightsLegislative issues concerning the protection of individual rights, including criminal immunity for helping professionals, the digital rule of law, crime victims' rights, mental health, criminal compensation, state compensation, legal aid, and habeas corpus.
Comprehensive Policy Blueprint
Cross-Disciplinary Reform PlanningComprehensive judicial reform planning that goes beyond individual bills and spans multiple fields, reflecting the JRF's vision for the overall direction of judicial reform.
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2025
Press Release | Judicial Reform Stagnant: Civil Society Groups Propose Criminal Human Rights Reforms
This month marks the opening of the new legislative session of the Legislative Yuan, the fourth session since President…
2025
Joint Press Conference | Legislative Delay Following Constitutional Interpretation No. 4 of 2023: How Much Longer Must We Wait for Complementary Measures in the Breakdown-Based Divorce Regime?
This press conference addresses the breakdown-based divorce case under Constitutional Interpretation No. 4 of 2023…
2025
Statement | "Young Victims Should Not Be Deprived of the Opportunity to Pursue Justice": Civil Society's Draft Amendments to the Criminal Code and the Enforcement Act of the Criminal Code
On March 20, 2024, the Grand Justices announced the acceptance of Case No. 112 2023-Xian-Min-Zi-384, aiming to address…
2025
Press Conference | "Courtroom Public Broadcasting Requires Careful Assessment; Oppose Hasty and Reckless Legislative Amendments" Joint Statement by Civil Society Groups Calling to Halt Deliberations
On May 23 of this year, the Taiwan People's Party moved the amendment to the Court Organization Act directly to the…
2025
Press Release | Initiating Code of Criminal Procedure Amendments to Enhance Criminal Human Rights Protections in Searches and Defendant Interrogations
Controversies surrounding search and interrogation procedures and the resulting concerns over the protection of…
2025
Press Conference | "Stop Making Things Difficult for Crime Victims, Compensation Claim Statute of Limitations Should Be Relaxed" Press Release
To protect crime victims, when individuals encounter criminal offenses resulting in death, severe injury, or sexual…
2025
Press Conference｜Passing the "Four Acts for Wrongful Convictions" to Open New Perspectives in Wrongful Conviction Relief: "How Hard Are Hard Cases, Why Are Wrongful Convictions Wrong?" Series Press Conference (Part 3)
Ineffective relief for wrongful convictions has long been a difficult challenge that Taiwan's judiciary urgently needs…
2024
Statement | The Ministry of Justice's Legislative Draft is Hasty and Remains Unconstitutional—Opinions on the Ministry of Justice's Draft Amendment to the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act
In response to Constitutional Court Judgment No. 13 of 2023, the Ministry of Justice announced a draft amendment to the…
2024
Legal Opinion on the Executive Yuan's Draft Amendments to the Communication Security and Surveillance Act and Related Recommendations by the JRF
The Judicial Reform Foundation's draft amendments and comments regarding the Executive Yuan's version of the…
2024
NGO Version Draft | Amendments to Articles 245 and 245-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
Following discussions in meetings regarding the amendments to Articles 245 and 245-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure…
2024
Q&A | What is the Dispute in the Legislative Yuan About? Five Key Takeaways on the Legislative Clashes
Due to the Legislative Yuan's plenary session handling bills such as "congressional reform," severe physical clashes…
2024
Press Conference | Solutions for the Judicial Environment Worn Out by Overwork: What Are the Judicial Yuan and Ministry of Justice's Answers? —— Press Conference on the Release of the Civil Version of the Draft Judicial Burden-Reduction Act
Recently, issues regarding the overwork of judges and court clerks have frequently arisen, drawing renewed attention…