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Law students: 'and what else do I get with my masters?' The competitive legal education market means students demand more for their money as universities and law schools strive to 'add value'. Full story - Guardian Law
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- MOROCCO: Judges hold sit-in calling for greater independence for the judiciary http://t.co/76NMkyBI
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- SRI LANKA: High Court judge beaten with pistols, triggering a one day strike by the island nation's judges http://t.co/tRju1FvT
- BAHRAIN: Human Rights violations of migrant workers http://t.co/0Q1T8mKl
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- Children of murder victims facing compensation cut as Ministry of Justice plans £50m of savings http://t.co/S4U9lXlO
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- VATICAN: Was the trial of the Pope's butler just for show? http://t.co/aywvIysv
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