Sunday

22nd May - Law News

1609th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Director of The European Azerbaijan Society, Lionel Zetter, gives his views on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that is still simmering between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the South Caucasus. 
A full transcript of the letter can be seen at http://thelawmaptlm.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/the-battle-of-ideas-over-legal.html

Saturday

21st May - Law News

1608th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap



Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: For the first time, the truth is revealed about the massacre of defenseless Azerbaijani civilians perpetrated by Armenian and Russian soldiers in the small village of Khojaly in the Caucasian mountain region. Nearly 700 people were murdered and 10,000 were rendered homeless when their houses were destroyed during one night in 1992. The bloody conflict is shown but at the same time a story of bravery, sacrifice and redemption is depicted in this spectacularly filmed documentary. Witness the human story of the musician who saved the lives of 50 neighbors but lost his wife and then spent months in torturous captivity. Meet a mother who gave birth and almost lost her newborn daughter if it had not been for the help of a Russian newspaperwoman who covered the war but became a hero. The filmmakers have brought together for the first time the heroes and the victims, the aggressors and the witnesses to the event. The lessons of ENDLESS CORRIDOR are more relevant to today’s worldwide conflicts and prejudices than ever before!

Friday

20th May - Law News

1607th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Drawing attention to potential impact of commercial pressures may create new risk, reply barristers. Barristers are concerned by the Bar Standards Board's (BSB) view that commercial pressures could compromise their ethics at the Bar. Full story - Solicitors Journal


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Political fight over Malegaon blasts case probe gets fierce in India. After Congress' series of charges against Government over the probe into the case, Union minister Arun Jaitley hits back saying that there are legal matters which should not be questioned. 

Thursday

19th May - Law News

1606th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Barristers have complained that the decision of their regulator to make public the risk of commercial pressures damaging the Bar could on its own have a negative impact on the profession’s reputation. Full story - Legal Futures


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Angelina Jolie Pitt, the UN refugee agency's special envoy, has warned that the international humanitarian system for refugees is breaking down. Ms Jolie Pitt has been speaking as part of the BBC's World on the Move day of coverage of global migration issues. She warned against a "fear of migration" and a "race to the bottom" as countries competed to be the toughest to protect themselves. 

Wednesday

18th May - Law News

1605th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY:  The legal profession is marking Mental Health Awareness Week with a series of initiatives to support lawyers, who research indicates are particularly vulnerable to mental ill-health. A Law Society survey on solicitors’ health and wellbeing found that almost all practising certificate holders (95%) have negative stress in their working lives, with 16% reporting that they had experienced ‘severe’ or ‘extreme’ levels of stress. Full story - The Law Society Gazette


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Massive trade union protests hit several French cities, as the public vents its anger over the country's controversial labour reforms.

Tuesday

17th May - Law News

1604th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY:  Human rights must be protected against the abuse of power. The Tories’ British bill of rights could deprive victims of the right to seek redress. It must be fought. Full story - Guardian Law


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story - Take the 360 degree video experience of solitary confinement in US prisons, which places viewers in a virtual segregation cell they can explore and interact with. It highlights the psychological effects of long-term solitary confinement for people who have experienced it first-hand around the world.