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The Brief: Rule of law worries in Hungary and Poland

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The Brief: Rule of law worries in Hungary and Poland

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Europe in brief: Malta, Czech Republic and Poland

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Europe in brief: Malta, Czech Republic and Poland

20/12/2019

People take part in a street demonstration to show solidarity with judges facing increased political pressure from the country's right-wing government in Warsaw, Poland, Sunda

Time is fast running out for judicial independence in PiS-ruled Poland ǀ View

17/12/2019

Beatriz Cantarini de Abriata, mother of Hernan Abriata stands next to a portrait of former Argentine police officer Mario Sandoval

France extradites 'butcher' of Argentina dictatorship

16/12/2019

FILE PHOTO: Statue of Lady Justice is seen at Old Bailey central criminal court in London

Former UK most wanted man found guilty of 37 charges, including rape

06/12/2019

Catalan separatist protester displays an Estelada (Catalan separatist flag) during a demonstration outside the Sants train station in Barcelona, Spain November 16, 2019.

Catalonia is the EU’s canary in a coalmine when it comes to its citizens’ democratic rights ǀ View

06/12/2019

Women from Central Eastern Europe steal the spotlight at the 2019 Women in Europe awards

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Women from Central Eastern Europe steal the spotlight at the 2019 Women in Europe awards

05/12/2019

László Majtényi, President of Eötvös Károly Institute

In response to Judit Varga: Some facts about the rule of law she should know ǀ View

04/12/2019

Commuters walk past flowers and signs left at the scene of a fatal attack on London Bridge in London, Britain December 2, 2019.

Watch again: Britain honours London Bridge attack victims

02/12/2019

Israel opposition leader Gantz calls on PM Netanyahu to resign but supports unity government

Israel opposition leader Gantz calls on PM Netanyahu to resign

24/11/2019

'Relieved and a bit bitter': Court acquits mountain guide charged with helping asylum seekers

Court acquits mountain guide charged with helping asylum seekers

20/11/2019

An image of scales is pictured on a pillar of the Supreme Court in Warsaw, Poland

Polish judges are showing their courage amid a crackdown on an independent judiciary ǀ View

19/11/2019

Catalan conundrum for European Parliament after top court opinion

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Catalan conundrum for European Parliament after top court opinion

12/11/2019

The Brief: ECJ rules Polish reform is against EU law

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The Brief: ECJ rules Polish reform is against EU law

06/11/2019

Families seek justice as Rwandan genocide trial begins

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Families seek justice as Rwandan genocide trial begins

04/11/2019

FILE PHOTO: Syrian government forces raise a national flag and an image of President Bashar al-Assad at Tabqa air base in norther Syria's Raqa region on October 16, 2019

First trial over Syrian state-sponsored torture looms in Germany

29/10/2019

Criminal justice is not getting the urgent attention it needs in the Brexit negotiations ǀ View

Criminal justice is not getting the urgent attention it needs in the Brexit negotiations ǀ View

14/10/2019

The Brief: The EU receives Brexit proposal from Britain

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The Brief: The EU receives Brexit proposal from Britain

19/09/2019

Institutional racism in the justice system is prevalent across EU states says new report

Institutional racism affects much of EU justice, new report says

12/09/2019

Watch: Climate protesters on trial over Macron portraits

Watch: Climate protesters on trial over Macron portraits

11/09/2019

The law needs to change to allow anonymity for sexual offences suspects ǀ View

The law needs to change to allow anonymity for sexual offences suspects ǀ View

16/08/2019

Emergency personnel attend to victims of a stampede at a nightclub in Corinaldo, near Ancona, Italy, in this handout picture obtained by Reuters December 8, 2018.

Italian police arrest six over deadly nightclub stampede

03/08/2019

Flowers and candles are left by people during an anti-government demonstration in Bucharest, Romania, July 27, 2019.

Romania's top court strikes down changes to criminal code

30/07/2019

Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu

The need to hold the Turkish judiciary to account is stronger than ever ǀ View

26/07/2019

Supreme Court in Warsaw, Poland

Resisting the Polish government’s grip on the judiciary ǀ View

22/07/2019

The Brief: Migration issues in Cyprus grow, Margaritis Schinas nominated as commissioner

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The Brief: Migration issues in Cyprus grow

18/07/2019

The 1939 public guillotining in Versailles turned out to be the last

Eighty years since Versailles execution stopped public guillotinings

17/06/2019