Jailhouse Reels
The release of Carandiru prompts Andrew Tudor to reflect on the prison movie genre
Human Rights & Ethics
Kill me quick
Many of us would choose to take our own life rather than linger on till the bitter end. But whats the best way of going about it? Pádraig Reidy seeks…
Above all Liberties
Brian Winston condemns plans for a new quango to regulate the media
Judicial power
Matt Cherry explains the role of the US Supreme Court.
Raising The Red Crescent
Jonathan Benthall on the politics of islamic aid
Escape from Eden
Raymond Tallis revisits the big question: what makes humans special?
Homicide – Justifiable
Matt Cherry tells the story of a judicial killing
Shut that Door
Austin Williams suggests that you leave your house unlocked
Blasphemy Law is dead
Peter Tatchell fails to get arrested (for once)
Bombs Away
Who needs the arms trade? asks David Mepham