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Strasbourg judges reject terrorism suspects' extradition appeal

The European Court of Human Rights disappointed many of its critics this morning by rejecting the claims of five men charged with terrorism offences in the US that extradition would violate their human rights.

Kettling will not always be lawful

Recent cases reinforce the proposition that police containment must only be used in exceptional circumstances, says Sophie Khan

May Day kettling victim was not deprived of liberty, Strasbourg says

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that an anti-capitalist protester, trapped behind police lines in Oxford Street during the May Day protests of 2001, was not deprived of her liberty.

Dickens today would write about the plight of women in prison

Prisons are no place for the majority of women offenders but still this is where they are sent, says Jeannie Mackie

On call

Experts have a crucial role in untangling the ambiguous and puzzling aspects of the law on intercepted communications, says Simon McKay

Inside story

If potential criminals could see the devastating effect a prison sentence has on the families of those behind bars perhaps they would think twice, says Felix

Restrictions on leave for jailed mothers are unlawful

High Court condemns 'inflexible policy' that ignores individual circumstances

Restrictions on leave for jailed mothers are unlawful, High Court rules

Government policy on restricting childcare resettlement leave (CRL) for jailed mothers is unlawful, the High Court has ruled.