Fact checks about UK law, how legal systems work, justice and human rights
The Supreme Court will decide whether the government has the power to trigger Brexit without an Act of Parliament. Here's what you need to know about the case. Read
A case in Austria, picked up by Russia's media and president, did see a rape conviction set aside for legal reasons. But there's a lot more to it. Read
A recent meme compared a Daily Mail headline in 2016 with a Nazi newspaper published in 1933. Read
Europe
A referendum can be legally non-binding but, arguably, politically binding. Read
Figures cited on BBC Question Time for the cost of the Chilcot and Leveson Inquiries are correct. Read
Europe
The judgment on 3 November means that the government can’t leave the EU without parliament passing a law allowing Article 50 to be used. Read
It's true that the UK is the only country in the EU without a specific time limit on how long someone can be held for immigration offences. Read
FIFA does have strict rules on political or religious symbols on football kit, which hit the headlines every few years. Read
Europe
A high proportion of EU citizens in the UK are likely to be entitled to a special status under EU law by the time of Brexit, but it depends on the Government's negotiations with the EU. Read
Recent reports on the role of the European Court of Human Rights in police ‘threat to life’ warnings are only partially correct. Read
