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The countries around the world without jury trials
The Explainer Legal systems in much of continental Europe and Asia do not rely on randomly selected members of the public
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Palestine Action: protesters or terrorists?
Talking Point Damaging RAF equipment at Brize Norton blurs line between activism and sabotage, but proscription is a drastic step
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Is the UK set to decriminalise abortion?
Talking Point A rise in prosecutions has led Labour MPs to challenge the UK's abortion laws
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Is it time for the UK to quit the European Convention on Human Rights?
Talking Point Once considered a fringe position, under Kemi Badenoch the possibility of quitting the ECHR is edging closer to becoming official Tory policy
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Cannabis: should it be decriminalised?
Talking Point London Drugs Commission report says current rules are wasting police officers' time and souring police-community relations
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Pros and cons of legalised assisted dying
Pros and Cons MPs to vote on changes to assisted dying bill which 'still could fall and not become law at all'
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No-jury trials: a radical solution to courts backlog
The Explainer 'Bold and radical' proposal for jury-less courts backed by chief justices but opposed by barristers and solicitors
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Virginia Giuffre: Prince Andrew accuser who stood up to 'power, money and privilege'
In The Spotlight Woman at the centre of Jeffrey Epstein scandal and advocate for sex trafficking victims, has died aged 41
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What does Supreme Court decision mean for trans rights?
Today's Big Question 'Woman' ruled to refer only to biological women in equality law, but transgender reassignment still a protected characteristic
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School disputes: a police matter?
Talking Point Cowley Hill lodged a police complaint against parents who criticised its recruiting process for a new head
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Trump's war on lawyers: trampling over the Constitution
In the Spotlight As the president turns a vengeful eye towards leading US law firms, the silence of their peers has been deafening
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The 'two-tier justice' row
The Explainer Sentencing Council delays new guidance advising pre-sentencing reports for ethnic minorities and women after backlash from both Labour and Tories about bias
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The detention of Mahmoud Khalil: an assault on free speech?
In the Spotlight Turn up to the wrong protest rally and you could find yourself chucked out of the country, as Donald Trump dials up the heat on non-citizens
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Is it time to ban smacking in England?
Today's Big Question Experts call for total ban on 'Victorian' punishment but the government yet to act
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