no justice on judicial sysytem at Taiwan

Taipei Times - archives: "The Judicial Yuan released a draft bill for “fair and prompt” criminal trials (刑事妥速審判法) on Aug. 5, and has held six public hearings across Taiwan since Aug. 18. Most academics who attended the hearings seemed to believe the draft would not have an immediate and obvious effect on pending cases, and that it might lead to unpredictable risks.

Even so, the Judicial Yuan quickly passed a slightly amended version of the draft on Oct. 15 and immediately submitted it for legislative review. It also sent out press releases to promote the advantages of the draft, as if it were absolutely necessary to pass the draft before the end of the current legislative session.

On May 14, President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, both of which had been approved by the legislature. Article 14 of the former states that, “Everyone shall be entitled to be tried without undue delay.”"