Human Rights

Aspiring barrister Claudia-Lauren Williams questions why the government has been so slow to implement plans for prisoner release

The detention of migrants who do not pose a risk is dangerous, callous and illegal, argues Oxford University PPE student James Cox

Oxford University law student Jordan Briggs looks at yesterday’s ruling in R (Newby) v Secretary of State For Justice

It’s a fine balance between the freedom of the press and the privacy of individuals, says newly qualified solicitor Aisha Hussain

Motor neurone disease sufferer Phil Newby’s far-reaching case launched last month

In the Shamima Begum case, statelessness is the key legal issue

As gory reports of injuries increase, French police are increasingly criticised for deploying this controversial weapon

The judiciary is not suited to deal with the complexities of medical life-and-death scenarios

KCL postgrad Emma Diack looks at the changes ahead

Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision suggests not

Patients in a vegetative state can now die without legal permission if doctors and family members are in agreement

What’s the point of having no death penalty in Britain if we extradite people to countries where they do?

George Ketsopoulos speculates why teenagers learn Latin but not how the internet works in his shortlisted entry to the BARBRI International Privacy Law Blogging Prize

Law student Joe Ferris delves deep into the Data Protection Bill in his runner-up entry to the BARBRI International Privacy Law Blogging Prize

Should you be paid for every page you like on Facebook? Read the winning entry to the BARBRI International Privacy Law Blogging Prize, by UCL law student Natalie Chyi