Europe
TTIP's "secret courts"
Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) is at the heart of the debate over a proposed treaty, TTIP, between the EU and US. Here's who wins ISDS cases. Read
Analysis
Crime
It's hard to measure crime, which can make news stories seem more worrying than they really are. We look past the headlines to explain the full picture.
Crime
Factchecking the criminal legal aid dispute
Lawyers are taking industrial action over changes to criminal legal aid, including a reduction in fees. We've factchecked some of the claims in this debate. Read
Analysis
The government's "modest proposal"
David Cameron describes his government's English votes scheme as a "modest proposal". Experts said recently that it lies between "moderate and radical". Read
Analysis
Legal aid lawyers aren't on £200 an hour
A remark in Parliament that legal aid lawyers can earn £200 an hour for social welfare cases gives the wrong impression. Hourly rates are around £50-£70. Read
Analysis
The UK's Sharia 'courts'
While there are undoubtedly lots of different religious councils and tribunals in the UK dealing with Sharia principles, they aren't courts of law. Read
Analysis
Crime
Ministry of Justice corrects corrected overcrowding figures
The Ministry of Justice issued corrected figures for prison overcrowding in last week. Unfortunately, these figures were wrong. Read
Analysis
Crime
Two prisoners to a cell designed for one: how many are living in overcrowded conditions?
Two prisoners occupy a cell intended for one. How many are living in 'crowded accommodation'? Some prisons have been counting only one prisoner. Read
Analysis
Are foreign criminals using human rights to avoid being deported?
133 foreign criminals were allowed to stay in the country out of respect for their human rights in 2013. Read
Analysis
Keeping human rights, while scrapping them
It's the end of the world as we know it. Or it's a plan to "reform and modernise our human rights legal framework". We'll just describe it as the Conservative … Read
Analysis
The UK's record in human rights cases
What does looking at the recent results of human rights cases against the UK show us? Read
Analysis
