Society / Law
Articles about Law, ordered by date. 
Slapped down
The rich and powerful are using ruinous lawsuits to target journalists and activists who hold them to account. Tina Burrett explores the threat.
When the police are paid by the mine
Stephanie Boyd reports on a growing trend of private corporations hiring public law enforcers to protect their interests.
Letter from Cochabamba
Working children have more pressing concerns than the law, discovers Amy Booth.
Big Davids, small Goliaths
How new trade deals – and Investor-State Dispute Settlements in particular – are giving more power to companies to sue countries for lost profits.
Turning the screw in Cambodia
A new law will silence protesters and critics, says Clothilde Le Coz.
Moment of truth for Balkan war crimes tribunal
Radovan Karadzic will receive his sentence in December - but the International Criminal Tribunal is also under scrutiny, writes Nathalie Olah.
Amnesty's sex scandal
Support for the decriminalization of sex workers causes uproar. Cristiana Moisescu reports.
Beating the blacklisters
Phil Chamberlain reveals the secret war between big business and union activists.
Prison for police
A landmark case in Tunisia sees police rapists jailed.
Women protected
A new law in Egypt is a positive step for women, but not the end of the struggle, says Chalaine Chang.
Is the International Criminal Court racist?
David Hoile and Angela Mudukuti go head to head.
‘Not one step backwards!’
Argentina has come a long way in dealing with its past. But what of the present? Vanessa Baird takes a look at the state of human rights.
Argument: Should prostitution be legalized?
Human rights lawyer Dianne Post and writer and filmmaker Bishakha Datta go head-to-head.
Brute forces: a year of rough injustice
On the International Day Against Police Brutality, Nick Harvey looks back on a busy year for out-of-control officers.
Greening the law
The streets have traditionally been the home of environmental activism. But could campaigners be just as at home in the courtroom? Olly Zanetti considers the evidence.
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