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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2022
Proposals for Amendment | Comments on the Amendment to Article 273 of the Administrative Litigation Act Regarding Retrial Provisions
We hereby provide our comments on the amendment to Article 273 of the Administrative Litigation Act regarding retrial…
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
Statement of Opinion on the Ministry of Justice's 2021 Draft Amendments to the Money Laundering Control Act
Since 2014, the Judicial Reform Foundation has monitored what are commonly known in judicial practice as…
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
General Explanation of JRF's Draft Partial Amendments to the Special Act for the Judicial Procedures during the Period of Communicable Diseases with Severe Epidemic Conditions
2021
Protecting Life and Road Safety: Reform of the Hit-and-Run Offense Cannot Wait!
With the two-year deadline from Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 777 about to expire, JRF criticized the Ministry of…
2020
Who Will Supervise the "Shih Mu-chin's"? Press Conference on the Civil Society Draft Amendments to the Judges Act Concerning Official Supervision
On September 9, the Control Yuan released its investigation report on the Shih Mu-chin case. In addition to Shih…
2020
Statement of Comments on the Draft Amendment to the Regulations Governing the Organization of the Prosecutor Evaluation Commission
Pursuant to the Ministry of Justice Official Letter No. Fa-Chian-Tzu-10904521330 dated June 17, 2020, the comments on…
2020
Statement of Opinions on the Draft Amendment to the Regulations on the Implementation of Prosecutor Evaluation
In accordance with Official Letter Fa-Chien-Tzu No. 10904515870 issued by the Ministry of Justice on June 22, 2020,…
2020
Comments on the Amendment to the Enforcement Rules of the Judges Act
Pursuant to the Judicial Yuan's Official Document Yuan-Tai-Ting-Szu-I-Tzu No. 1090008607 dated March 31, 2020, our…
2020
Comments on the Amendment to the Regulations for the Implementation of Evaluations by the Judges Evaluation Committee
In accordance with the Judicial Yuan's Official Document Yuan-Tai-Ting-Szu-I-Zi No. 1090006804 dated March 27, 2020,…