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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2026
Statement | JRF Recommendations on the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Draft Amendments to the Protection of Children and Youths Welfare and Rights Act: Focusing on Age Verification and Restricted Access under Article 59
Freedom of speech, freedom of access to information, and the right to privacy are the foundations of a democratic…
2026
NGO Version of the Draft Amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure for Robust Fact-Finding
Taiwan's Code of Civil Procedure has long lacked a comprehensive review of its rules of evidence and methods of…
2026
Press Release | "Preserving Evidence in Investigations Requires Safeguards, Yet Personal Liberty is Precious": JRF's Press Conference on Seven Proposals for Detention Reform
In 2025, several high-profile criminal cases sparked widespread public discussion on issues such as "detention…
2025
Statement | "Promoting Compensation for Victims: Conditions for Sentence Reduction Should Be Carefully Reconsidered" — JRF Statement on the Legislative Yuan's Upcoming Third Reading of the Draft Fraud Crime Hazard Prevention Act
Last month, the Executive Yuan proposed a partial amendment draft to the Fraud Crime Hazard Prevention Act (hereinafter…
2025
Press Conference | Is the Constitutional Court Sick, and is the Ministry of Justice Taking Advantage of the Chaos? — Civil Society Groups Oppose the "Life Without Parole" Bad Law Press Release
In late October this year, the Executive Yuan announced the draft amendments to the Criminal Code, the Enforcement Act…
2025
Joint Statement | Sugar-coated Public Opinion, Rule-of-Law Poison: Joint Statement Opposing the Malicious "Life Without Parole" Bill
In late October 2025, the Executive Yuan announced relevant draft amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republic of…
2025
Joint Statement | Opposing Unconstitutional and Human Rights-Violating Legislative Amendments—Joint Statement by Civil Society Organizations Concerning the Executive Yuan's Draft Amendments Imposing Harsher Penalties
From late last year to August of this year, legislators successively proposed legislative amendment bills for "life…
2025
Press Release | Ministry of Justice's Hasty Legislative Amendments Brush Off the Constitutional Court: Combating Drug Crime Cannot Rely Solely on Extreme Punitiveness
Last year, our Foundation established the "Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act Amendment Working Group." In addition to…
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…