Counter-terrorism powers
TPIMs, internment and Control Orders: how the government has tried to control terror suspects. 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.
Democratic deficit? The rules on election spending
The Conservative Party has been under investigation by the Electoral Commission, the police and the Crown Prosecution Service over election spending. Why? Read
Analysis
Europe
An introduction to the World Trade Organisation
The World Trade Organisation, or WTO, comes up again and again in the Brexit debate. Here’s our quick, expert guide to what it does. Read
Analysis
The courts and children’s medical treatment
A High Court judge will decide whether Charlie Gard, a baby being kept alive on artificial ventilation, will continue to be kept alive or have his life support switched off. Why is it up to a judge? Read
Analysis
The legal system, explained: the Family Court
The venue for legal disputes over marriage and children in England and Wales. Read
Analysis
Why is there a Brexit court case in Ireland?
Campaigners are taking a case to the Irish High Court in order to find out whether a notification under Article 50 can be reversed. Read
Analysis
How Supreme Court judges are chosen
Is the system for choosing UK Supreme Court justices “secretive and opaque”? Read
Analysis
Brexit in the Supreme Court: the arguments
The Supreme Court will decide whether the government has the power to trigger Brexit without an Act of Parliament. These are the competing legal arguments the justices will hear. Read
Analysis
Crime
The state of prisons in England and Wales
Prisoner numbers, prison staff numbers and levels of violence in English and Welsh jails. Read
Analysis
Europe
Judges to rule on Brexit tomorrow
Joshua Rozenberg's analysis of the prospects for the Article 50 legal challenge that will be decided by the High Court tomorrow. Read
Analysis
