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 | 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
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…
2023
Press Conference | Seizing the Legislative Yuan's Final Session: Targeting Five Arrows for Judicial Reform Policy
This month marks the opening of the new session of the Legislative Yuan, which is also the final session of the Tsai…
2022
Press Conference on the NGO-Draft Amendment on Sexual Intimate Images | Official Draft Has Loopholes, Must Fully Eradicate Rampant Digital Sexual Violence
On March 10, 2022, the Executive Yuan passed amendment drafts for the Criminal Code, the Act for Prevention of Sexual…
2022
Comments on the Formulation of the Regulations under Paragraph 3, Article 232 of the Administrative Litigation Act
We hereby provide our comments regarding the formulation of the regulations under Paragraph 3, Article 232 of the…
2022
APCV Press Conference | Comparison Table between the Official and NGO Versions of Selected Articles of the Crime Victim Rights Protection Act
The official draft still has some flaws. Through this press conference, the Association for Victims Support (AVS) hopes…
2022
Press Conference | Reducing Judicial Workload and Improving Judicial Quality-Release of the Judicial Workload Reduction Draft
The JRF proposes a package of legislative and administrative reforms aimed at reducing excessive workloads for judges,…
2021
Joint Statement | Do Not Make the Social Safety Net Worse: Civil Society Opposes the Current Custodial-Disposition Amendments
Civil society organizations criticize proposed custodial-disposition amendments for lacking dedicated funding, relying…
2021