Europe
Is two thirds of UK law made by the EU?
Roughly two thirds of all the laws that apply in the UK are linked to the EU, but as laws vary a lot in importance this isn't very useful to know. Read
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Law
Fact checks about UK law, how legal systems work, justice and human rights
Votes for prisoners: politics versus human rights law
We look at the story behind the ECTHR ruling on prisoners' right to vote Read
Analysis
Crime
Men accused of rape don't have to "prove that a woman said Yes"
New advice for prosecutors doesn't in any way change the law on rape. Read
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Are there 80 Sharia courts in Britain?
"There are 80 practising Sharia courts around the United Kingdom, and I've got no problem with different religions and different groups having their own private observance, but the law should … Read
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Factcheck: Did Ofcom say the Greens can't take part in leaders' TV debates?
"Media regulator Ofcom said it believed the Green party was not important enough to be included in the televised general election debates" - Huffington Post, 8 January 2015 An Ofcom … Read
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Education
Factcheck: Can white teachers be discriminated against?
Several newspapers, as well as the BBC, have reported on comments made by the Chief Inspector of Schools in England, suggesting that he supports "positive discrimination" in recruiting teachers. Read
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Europe
Did the EU rule that obesity is a disability?
"Fury as Euro court rules the obese are disabled" Daily Express, 19 December 2014 A decision concerning a childminder who claims he was sacked for being overweight was published yesterday … Read
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No gavels please, we're British
Nothing enlivens a courtroom drama quite like the decisive—or furious—crack of a judge's gavel. News articles reporting on legal issues also tend to be accompanied with stock images of this … Read
Analysis
Europe
Kettles are still not about to be banned by the EU
"Now kettles face EU ban" according to the front page of today's Express. The article itself was more equivocal, saying the EU executive had commissioned a report which "sets out … Read
Analysis
Crime
How long do murderers serve in prison?
Over half of murderers released from prison have served between 11 and 18 years in custody. Read
Analysis
