Legislative Recommendations
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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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2018
Achievable Justice is an Undeniable Duty—Explanation of the Draft Amendment to Article 7-11 of the Enforcement Act of the Code of Criminal Procedure
A criminal conviction not only hinders individuals in their job searches and entry and exit clearance, but if the…
2015
Seminar | Draft Organization Act of the Prosecutors Offices (Private Version) and Recommendations Seminar
Criminal justice activities are composed of three roles: the judiciary (judges), prosecutors, and the defense…
2009
Limited Liability System and Compulsory Insurance: Introducing Professional Corporations for Attorneys in the Citizen-Drafted Attorney Regulation Act
Currently, the practice of law in Taiwan generally takes three forms: solo practices, partnerships, or office-sharing…
2009
A New Attorney Regulation Act in Tune with the Times—General Explanation of the Draft Amendments to the Attorney Regulation Act (NGO Version)
Following resolutions at the preparatory meeting of the Attorney System Reform Group on April 19, 2005, and the action…
1999
On the Origin of Deliberating the Codification of the Principle of Indictment Upon a Single Document and Its Complementary Systems, Together with the Necessity and Explanatory Notes of Proposed Provisions for Incorporating Fundamental Criminal Human Rights into the Constitution
Our country's current Code of Criminal Procedure was promulgated on January 1, 1935, and entered into effect on July 1…