: Today, it seems obvious that criminal defendants can waive constitutional rights. Plea bargains make up the vast majority of criminal convictions, and defendants routinely trade their rights — to indictment, to remain silent, to an attorney, to a jury — in exchange for a faster trial or a lesser charge. The modern criminal legal system is a regime of negotiated justice. Rights used to have more force. The post The FirstCriminal Procedure Revolution appeared first on Harvard Law Review
: Claim No. AC 2026-LON-002321 In the High Court of Justice King’s Bench Division Administrative Court 8 October 2026 Before: The Honourable Mr Justice Hilliard Between: The King on the application of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor -v- (1) The Central Criminal Court (2) The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police The post Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor -v- The Central Criminal Court and another appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
: Neutral Citation Number: [2026] EWCA Crim 979 Case No: 202304377 B1 In the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) on appeal from the Central Criminal Court Her Honour Judge Rebecca Trowler KC 202304377 B1 28 July 2026 Before: Lord Justice Males Mrs Justice Cutts His Honour Judge Andrew Lees Between: Rex -v- William Osmond The post R -v- William Osmond appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
: In the Central Criminal Court (Sitting at Woolwich Crown Court) R -V- Johannes Kongsnes Natland Sentencing Remarks of Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb The post R -v- Natland appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
: In the Central Criminal Court 19 October 2026 Sentencing remarks of Mr Justice Lickley Between: R -v- Mohammed Farah Mohamoud The post R -v- Mohammed Farah Mohamoud appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
: Interviewing people who have been tried, convicted, or acquitted for atrocity crimes is an incredibly difficult undertaking, potentially even dangerous. Not so much because these individuals still pose a threat, but because of the risks involved in traveling through countries with non-existent traffic rules, or because of the reputational risks for the researcher involved. In an academic field brimming with high moral expectations (“end impunity, end mass crimes”), who dares to speak to these “monsters” in the first place? Damien Scalia, professor in criminal law at the Université libre de Bruxelles, did just that. The impressive War Criminals on Trial: An Inside View of the International CriminalJustice System is a testament to his ambitious endeavor of speaking to war criminals. Over a period of fifteen years, he conducted interviews with more than sixty individuals prosecuted for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Across different continents, he spoke to both
: Interviewing people who have been tried, convicted, or acquitted for atrocity crimes is an incredibly difficult undertaking, potentially even dangerous. Not so much because these individuals still pose a threat, but because of the risks involved in traveling through countries with non-existent traffic rules, or because of the reputational risks for the researcher involved. In an academic field brimming with high moral expectations (“end impunity, end mass crimes”), who dares to speak to these “monsters” in the first place? Damien Scalia, professor in criminal law at the Université libre de Bruxelles, did just that. The impressive War Criminals on Trial: An Inside View of the International CriminalJustice System is a testament to his ambitious endeavor of speaking to war criminals. Over a period of fifteen years, he conducted interviews with more than sixty individuals prosecuted for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Across different continents, he spoke to both
: Neutral Citation Number: [2026] EWCA Crim 957 Case No: 202403091 B5 In the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) on appeal from Winchester Crown Court Bright J 24 July 2026 Before: Lord Justice Dingemans Senior President of Tribunals Mr Justice Murray HH Judge Andrew Lees Between: Hongchi Xiao -v- Rex The post Hongchi Xiao -v- Rex appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
: Neutral Citation Number: [2026] EWCA Crim 966 Case No: 202602679/B3 In the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) on appeal from the crown court at Woolwich Mrs Justice Cheema Grubb 24 July 2026 Before: Lord Justice Males Mrs Justice Cutts In the matter of contempt proceedings against Rajiv Menon KC The post In the matter of contempt proceedings against Rajiv Menon KC appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
: Neutral Citation Number: [2026] EWCA Civ 990 Case No: CA-2026-001246 In the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) on appeal from the Family Court at Cardiff Her Honour Judge Scannell CF25C50176 29 July 2026 Before: Lord Justice Edis (Vice President of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)) Lord Justice Peter Jackson Lord Justice Dingemans (Senior President of Tribunals) F (Children: Placement Orders: Proportionality) The post F (Children: Placement Orders: Proportionality) appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
: Neutral Citation Number: [2026] EWCA Crim 947 Case No: 202501935 B4, 2025028670 B4 In the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) on appeal from the Crown Court at Southwark His Honour Judge Gregory Perrins T20237059 23 July 2026 Before: Lady Justice May DBE Mr Justice Saini His Honour Judge Picton (Sitting as a Judge of the CACD) Between: Mohammad Alazawi -v- Rex The post Mohammad Alazawi -v- R appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
: Over the past few years, I’ve delivered presentations to legal groups and member organizations focussed on “Journey Mapping”. [1] Journey Mapping is the visual representation of an individual’s journey through a process that happens over time. It is a collection of touchpoints from the beginning to the end looking at the individual’s experience, the stages in a process, the actors and emotions. It sounds like a simple concept, right? But, what is most complex is trying to explain the value of Journey Mapping in the law, because there is exceptional value, and you only have to see it to see . . . [more] The post A Victim’s CriminalJustice Journey: The Value of Visual Mapping appeared first on Slaw
: Neutral Citation Number: [2026] EWCA Crim 1002 Case No: 202501394 B4 In the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) on appeal from the Crown Court sitting at Woolwich HHJ Aubrey KC 01MP1305723 31 July 2026 Before: President of the King’s Bench Division Mrs Justice Cutts His Honour Judge Nigel Lickley KC Between: R -v- Kevin Kelenda The post R -v- Kevin Kelenda appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
: Neutral Citation Number: [2026] EWCA Crim 951 Case Nos: 202303048 B4, 202303062 B4 & 202303020 B4 In the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) on appeal from the Crown Court at Leicester HHJ Spencer KC T20227026 28 July 2026 Before: Lord Justice Jeremy Baker Mr Justice Bryan His Honour Judge Simon Hirst The Honorary Recorder of Lincoln (Sitting as a Judge of the High Court) Between: Ameer Jamal Sanaf Gulammustafa Natasha Akhtar -v- Rex The post R -v- Natasha Akhtar and others appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
: Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson has appointed Emma Mittelstaedt Burnham as Associate Director for Healthcare in the Bureau of Competition. “I am delighted to appoint Emma as Associate Director for Healthcare in the Bureau of Competition. She is a talented attorney with many years of experience at the Department of Justice as a senior antitrust enforcer,” said FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson. “Emma will be an invaluable champion in the FTC’s ongoing fight to protect Americans’ access to affordable, high-quality healthcare.” Emma has significant experience leading the investigation and prosecution of complex antitrust conduct cases, having spent 11 years as a prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division. Most recently, she served as the Director of Criminal Enforcement, supervising the Antitrust Division’s price-fixing matters throughout the United States. She previously held the positions of Trial Attorney, Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, Assistant Chief, and[...]
: This paper is part of a larger, multi-year project looking at representation, efficiency and outcomes in Ontario’s provincial court [1] . As outlined in an earlier Slaw piece on this project (“Using Representation Pathways to Explore Court Data” , October 2025), several parts of this research are ongoing. The paper highlights the “representation pathways” idea, which is being explored as a methodological tool and as a way of better understanding the experience of accused persons in the provincial criminal court system. The research is being carried out using an appearance-based database from the Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ). The data . . . [more] The post It Depends on How You Ask the Question: The True Number of Unrepresented Accused in the Ontario Court of Justice appeared first on Slaw
: dc.contributor.author: Gagnon-Barbin, Léonie dc.date.issued: 2026-10 dc.description.abstract: La présente recherche examine la manière dont des experts inuit comprennent et expliquent la surreprésentation carcérale marquée des Inuit au Québec. Elle s’intéresse plus particulièrement aux argumentaires qu’ils construisent, aux savoirs qu’ils mobilisent ainsi qu’aux variations de leurs perspectives selon leurs parcours et leurs positions professionnelles. Sept experts inuit provenant des milieux communautaire, politique, judiciaire, académique et correctionnel ont été rencontrés dans le cadre d’entretiens qualitatifs semi-directifs. L’analyse des entretiens fait ressortir deux grands registres explicatifs. Le premier situe la surreprésentation dans les transformations liées au colonialisme et dans les réalités sociales, familiales et communautaires contemporaines du Nunavik qui leur sont associées. Le second porte sur le fonctionnement des institutions policières, judiciaires et correctionnelles et sur leur rôle[...]
: Following widespread looting sprees and acts of violence occurring on the sidelines of the October 17 student protests, so-called “casseurs” seem to be the centre of attention. But the term, which comes from the French verb casser or “to break”, poses more questions than answers. The sociologist Paolo Stuppia examines the unprecedented situation many cities across France are having to contend with, and the complex combination of collective action whose motivations are unclear and the social media’s extreme agility. The Conversation: How unprecedented are the scenes of looting that we witnessed on the sidelines of the October 17 demonstrations? Paolo Stuppia: What may be unprecedented is the extent of the destruction of private property and the goods that have been stolen. It should be clear, however, that not all the looters can necessarily be sorted into identifiable groups, at least politically. Indeed, as the politician Xavier Crettiez, the sociologist Isabelle Sommier and the historian François Audigier [...]