2506th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
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Social Justice issues.
Today's Video Focus: Over 5,000 Palestinians are imprisoned in Israel with more than 500
serving life sentences for terror-related offences. They are often
forbidden from having any kind of physical contact with their family.
This has led the wives of some prisoners concerned about their bloodline
to resort to radical methods.
Focus of the Day Article:
Austerity was used as an excuse to ‘over-cut’ the justice budget, the
Bar Council has implied, in a report that reveals the shattering
consequences of a decade of disinvestment in legal aid.
The report, Justice in the age of austerity, by Professor Martin Chalkley, was launched at a Justice Week event, just days after the Chancellor of the Exchequer cut Ministry of Justice (MoJ) funding by £300m to £6bn per year in his Autumn Budget.
Full story - New Law Journal
The report, Justice in the age of austerity, by Professor Martin Chalkley, was launched at a Justice Week event, just days after the Chancellor of the Exchequer cut Ministry of Justice (MoJ) funding by £300m to £6bn per year in his Autumn Budget.
Full story - New Law Journal
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