Law
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British emigrants' battle for EU referendum vote goes to supreme courtEmergency hearing is due next week after appeal court rejects legal bid on behalf of Britons living abroad for more than 15 years
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Silence far from golden for child labourers in the mines of UgandaOfficial records deny its very existence, but the grim reality is that gold unearthed by children working in Ugandan mines is flowing freely into the global market
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Refusing young NT offenders bail would be human rights breach, says AmnestyDefending crime crackdown, the Northern Territory’s chief minister says he has ‘had enough’ of young people repeatedly breaking into houses and stealing
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The celebrity threesome case risks undermining the lawAs Lord Toulson said, granting injunctions to prevent publication of what is already widely known may make the public lose respect for the process
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Google takes right to be forgotten battle to France's highest courtCompany is appealing against decision by French data protection authority to apply search-results ruling to all its domains
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LGBT groups' exclusion from Aids summit risks human rights, west saysThe US, EU and Canada have all complained after 22 non-government organisations were excluded from the high-level UN meeting for no stated reason
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Home Office to pay £13,000 to Iranian sex offender in deportation caseEuropean court of human rights rules man was unlawfully held during time when efforts to deport him were lacklustre
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IPCC launches inquiry into collapse of gang-rape caseWatchdog to examine police investigation and disclosure of evidence before trial of four men accused of rape at university ball
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Texas poised to be the next bathroom battleground in transgender fightTexas may be at the forefront of efforts to rebuff the Obama administration’s promotion of transgender rights amid a series of political and legal skirmishes
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Prison reform plan 'will not solve overcrowding and funding problems'Experts and governors describe prisons bill, which will be centrepiece of Queen’s speech, as ‘tragic distraction’
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Israel action threatens to close down rights group and 'chill' free speechCase is being brought against Breaking the Silence, which publishes anonymous testimonies of Israeli soldiers
Greenslade Editors vs judges: which right is supreme - press freedom or privacy?