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Is it time to decriminalise cannabis?
Talking Point London Drugs Commission report says current rules are wasting police officers' time and souring police-community relations
By The Week UK Last updated
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Battle of Orgreave: the long wait for answers
The Explainer Public inquiry into 1984 clash between police and striking miners a 'landmark moment for justice and accountability', says South Yorkshire mayor
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Super-injunctions: what are they and who do they protect?
The Explainer 'Gagging orders' are mostly wielded by the rich but the government's use of one on the Afghan data leak raises concerns about information suppression
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The 'extraordinary' trials of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon
The Explainer Couple claim they were 'misunderstood' after going on the run with newborn baby
By The Week UK Published
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Pros and cons of jury trials
Pros and Cons Juries are a long-standing but much-debated element of the UK criminal justice system
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Last updated
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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
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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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
By The Week UK Published
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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
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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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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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'
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Last updated
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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
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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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
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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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
By The Week UK Published
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