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Fair Trials analyses proposed and existing legislation, criminal justice policies and legal judgments to identify and raise awareness of both good practice and threats to the right to a fair trial.

Addressing possible gaps in the Racial Equality Directive

30 March 2022

Structural racism exists at all levels in our European societies, and this should be reflected in the existing legal protection against discrimination for racialised people.

How criminal systems across Europe are failing women: Sarah’s case

The Prosecutor v. Al Hassan and the exclusion of evidence obtained by torture

Judicial Review and Courts Bill: Joint briefing on child defendants

04 February 2022

Fair Trials supports Colorado bill on juvenile interrogation but urges for further reforms

08 February 2023

CJEU judgment: Rights of suspected and accused people in Portugal (Case NO. C-242/22 PPU)

25 November 2022

German courts refer the legality of EncroChat evidence to the CJEU

08 November 2022

Vincenzo Vecchi: when mutual trust and cooperation take precedence over respect for fundamental rights

06 October 2022

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Fair Trials responds to Commission on alternatives to coercive punishment for drug-related offences

27 September 2022

Who qualifies as a judicial authority for the purposes of issuing a European Arrest Warrant?

11 January 2022

Judicial Review and Courts Bill: Briefing on automatic online conviction and written procedure for indicating plea

04 January 2022

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Contribution écrite: la réforme du système juridique pénal en France

10 December 2021

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France's criminal legal system reform: written contribution

10 December 2021

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