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Russia has formally abandoned the International Criminal Court (ICC), announcing it will not become party to the Rome Statute, which it signed in 2000 but never ratified. Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday signed a decree withdrawing from the agreement, which will shortly be sent to UN Secre

The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland published its annual report for 2015-16 today. The report highlights the work of the commission over the past year to "protect and promote the human rights of people with mental illness, learning disabilities, dementia and related conditions."

The law providing that alleged rape victims are not required to disclose their sexual history will be reviewed following the Ched Evans case. Mr Evans, 27, was acquitted of rape at a retrial last month. His accuser’s sexual history was disclosed to the defence as the Court of Appeal deemed the cas

Police who pulled over a drunk driver found him spraying Lynx deodorant in his mouth when they reached his vehicle. Patrick David Butler, 45, was followed by police in South Carolina after they saw him swerve his vehicle to avoid hitting a curb, WBTV reports.

Lady Hale Deputy President of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale, has said she would “absolutely not” recuse herself from the Brexit case following her public remarks on it.

Angela Constance The Scottish government is to consider enshrining a right to access to food in Scots law.

Roseanna Cunningham The Scottish government has not ruled out legislation to protect mountain hares but any changes in law must be evidence based, Land Reform Secretary Roseanna Cunningham MSP said.

Six members of the Faculty of Advocates are among a group of new appointees to the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland. In all, eight new legal members and 19 new medical members were appointed by legal affairs minister Annabelle Ewing MSP. She said the new members brought “a wealth of skills and

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of third parties. The body must be prepared within a very short time of death, ideally within minutes and at most within a few hours. Arrangements then have to be made for it to be transported by a registered funeral director to the premises in the United States where it is to be stored. “Evident

The Investigatory Powers Bill has been passed by the House of Lords and awaits Royal Assent. The so-called Snoopers' Charter allows the state to use electronic snooping tactics to deal with crime and terrorism, including the widespread gathering of data.

Fifteen per cent of employees in Scotland’s prosecution service and 11 per cent in the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service (SCTS) said they have experienced bullying or harassment, according to the annual People Survey The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has come under the scrutiny of

“I was five years old when I learned that my grandmother lived behind a curtain.” The line that opens this book written by a former U.S. intelligence officer, Nina Willner is, of course, a reference to the Iron Curtain. Forty Autumns spans three generations of the author’s family living in Eas

Two American lawyers who crashed their car after drinking at a bar blamed the crash on a mysterious black man who offered to drive them home - but the police were quick to find he didn't exist. Heather Wilsey, 27, and Kenneth Lewis, 42, have been jailed and now face court sanctions on the initiative

R (on the application of Miller & Dos Santos) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union 5 – 8 December 2016