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Australian MPs visit London in hopes of blocking Assange extradition
After nearly 10 years of uncertainty, the legal proceedings for Julian Assange’s extradition to the US are set to begin next week. Australia, however, wants his return to his native land.
London Bridge: a tragedy that could have been avoided?
With the tragic death of Saskia Jones and Jack Merritt, could more have been done under the existing legal framework to prevent this from happening? Usman Khan had previously been sentenced in 2012 for terrorism offences and committed the attack while on automatic release.
The growing defence of 'rough sex' and its effect on the normalisation of violence against women
The chilling reality of our criminal justice system that is the conventionalisation of misogynistic attitudes has led male defendants to increasingly ask juries to believe that their partners asked for their death by engaging in rough sex.
The youth criminal system is in dire need of reform
With criminal cases involving children taking 40% longer from offence to completion today than in 2010, England’s Children’s Commissioner has called for reform of the system amid concerns that the delays are detrimental to access to justice and rehabilitation.