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Filmmaker says Beatrice Mtetwa's use of the rule of law is 'her means of resistance against the regime' Beatrice Mtetwa grew up on a Swaziland farm with nearly 50 siblings. An average day involv...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/jun/18/zimbabwe-lawyer-film-beatrice-mtetwa

Judgment summaries are a good start, but it would be useful to watch recordings of full hearings. Do you agree? The UK supreme court launched a YouTube channel showing short summaries of judgme...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/jan/21/supreme-court-youtube-open-justice

As the new academic year starts, let's get back to basics. Which courts decide human rights cases, when, and by what rules? Well, the easy one is domestic courts. They decide whether a public au...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/sep/11/human-rights-court-guide

As new legislation criminalising squatting comes into force, the justice department ignores the current problem with the law Prior to the new legislation criminalising squatting coming into for...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/sep/03/moj-squatting-circular

Judges and magistrates have been banned from blogging about their jobs. This is not helpful Legal Cheek reports that Judges Threatened With Disciplinary Action For Blogging About Their Day Job ...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/aug/14/judiciary-banned-blogging-tweeting

The question must not be avoided. The ICC must act on its obligations around the concept of complementarity This international justice day marks several prominent events. The international crimi...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/jul/16/legacy-international-criminal-court

Why Addison Lee's challenge to TfL over bus lanes failed Rather as I predicted , Addison Lee last week lost its claim against Transport for London in respect of the latter's bus lane policy, un...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/jul/16/eu-law-bus-lanes-cabs

The launch of a second public consultation appears to be little more than a cursory, box-ticking exercise Last year, the troubled commission on a bill of rights consulted the public on whether ...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/jul/11/uk-bill-of-rights-commission-consultation

Luxembourg rules Polish farmer's offence was an administrative matter, not a criminal one Fraud is wrong, right? In most countries with more or less sophisticated criminal codes, it is an offenc...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/jun/14/agricultural-subsidy-fraud-not-a-crime

It is inconceivable that a court would force any religious institution to perform a same sex marriage The government's consultation on equal civil marriage ends on Thursday 14 June: you can fill...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/jun/12/gay-marriage-church-england-argument

Law on the Web's guide to landlord and tenant law is at least in part practically useless, and in part downright wrong As we move down through the hellish circles of 'free legal content', and as...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/jun/12/pitfalls-online-legal-advice

A new approach from the ICC prosecutor becomes increasingly urgent following criticism from the court's judges The judges at the international criminal court (ICC) recently rejected the prosecut...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/jun/06/moreno-ocampo-icc-judges-critical

Monsters are born, not made: the latest round in the debate about criminal responsibility questions the very existence of intuitive morality The US neuroscientist Sam Harris claims in a new book...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/may/29/will-neuroscience-change-criminal-justice

The government should now accept its responsibilities under the human rights convention. Any other reaction will significantly harm the rule of law The grand chamber of the European court of hum...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/may/22/strasbourg-prisoner-votes-retreat

State secrets aside, Macedonia's callous contribution in CIA's extraordinary rendition programme to be judged in Strasbourg Judges at Europe's top human rights court will on Wednesday May 16 hea...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/may/15/el-masri-rendition-european-court

Offensive as Tintin au Congo may be, recourse to the law is misguided and counterproductive Tintin is experiencing new and exciting adventures these days. Not just in the cinema, but in Belgian ...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/may/14/effort-ban-tintin-congo-fails

Judgment in MS v UK from European court leaves publicly funded authorities threatened with litigation from all sides In a ruling revealing stark differences between the UK courts and the Strasb...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/may/03/strasbourg-wrong-ms-uk

For the first time, it represents an overdue recognition that leaders who are far from the battlefield can be held responsible for sex crimes Thursday groundbreaking judgment in the case of the ...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/apr/27/charles-taylor-judgment-victory-gender-justice

It is surprising how many Liberal Democrat peers cravenly toed the government line when voting on the legal aid bill Losing votes is not like losing football matches. Both can turn on luck or ch...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/apr/27/legal-aid-lords-domestic-violence-luck

When it comes to appeals to the European court of human rights, the law of time isn't entirely clear The BBC reported yesterday that there's "doubt " about the deportation of Abu Qatada, followi...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/apr/19/abu-qatada-deadline-appeal-strasbourg