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UK Plan Curtails Jury Trials for Mid-Level Crimes as Government Pushes 'Swift' Judge-Only Courts

Opponents say the unproven case for judge-only hearings risks eroding public trust.

England and Wales Confirm Judge-Only 'Swift Courts' as Jury Trials Narrowed to Tackle Backlog

France to Scrap Public Juvenile CEFs for Education-First Units

UK Re-Arrests Mistakenly Freed Inmate as Data Show Sharp Rise in Prison Release Errors

German Ministers Move to Outlaw Voyeuristic Phone Recordings as Conference Takes Up Legal Gaps

Police Chiefs Warn Sentencing Bill Could Lift Crime by Up to 6%

Germany Moves to Outlaw Digital Voyeurism as Justice Minister Orders Draft Law

Saxony Abolishes Christmas Amnesty for Prisoners

Shah Presses Extradition Overhaul, Urges Special Jails and Passport Cancellation on Red Notices

France to Open Four New High-Security Prison Quarters for Top Narcotraffickers

UK Sets New Appeals Route and Legal Aid in Post Office Horizon Redress Overhaul

Trump Orders DOJ to Pursue Federal Death Penalty in Washington, D.C.

NRW Minister Backs Petition, Puts Voyeur Filming on Justice Ministers' Agenda

UK Unveils Sentencing Bill Plans Letting Judges Impose Pub, Concert and Sports Bans

All German States Keep Substitute Imprisonment for Unpaid Fines

Argentina Establishes Recovered Assets Office to Centralize Seized Property Management

Saxony Cuts Asylum Procedure Times to 14.3 Months with New Courts and AI

Independent Review Finds Prisons Teetered on Collapse Under Tory Government

Darmanin’s SURE Bill Faces Judicial Complaints After ‘Révolution Pénale’ Pitch

Japan Executes ‘Twitter-Killer’ in First Execution Since 2022