Mandatory sentencing: A question of judgmentTwo decades after its introduction, debate continues about whether the ten-year minimum term for drugs offences is an effective deterrent or a blunt instrument
Jury still out on link between birth trauma and autismThe €7.25 million out-of-court settlement in the ‘test case’ of a 13-year-old autistic boy meant no legal determination was made on the issue
A brutal betrayal of innocence: The Ana Kriégel murder trialAs Ana Kriégel’s parents remembered their daughter, her killers were detained to await sentencing. The judge who will decide on their future faces an unenviable task