Fact checks about UK law, how legal systems work, justice and human rights
Europe
Dropping our EU treaty commitment to "ever closer union" - as David Cameron says he wants to do - may have a political impact, but no direct legal effect. Read
Europe
Campaigners worry that an EU trade agreement called TTIP might have implications for a public NHS. This seems unlikely, although the issues are complicated. Read
Europe
We've checked the panel's claims on frontline services, the European Union, laws about discrimination, and education. Read
Europe
What does the European Union have to do with human rights laws? A little, and a lot. Joshua Rozenberg explains. Read
Education
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on schools, migrant children, and sentencing. Read
An overview of the Court of Protection, which deals with cases where people lack capacity to make their own decisions. Read
Education
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on teacher shortages, school places, childcare and joint enterprise. Read
Crime
Could killers walk free as a result of changes to the law? Not necessarily. Read
Crime
Suggested new guidelines for judges, published today, wouldn’t significantly change the rules on when someone stays in prison for life. Read
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