How courts in India handle high-profile murder cases
A plain-English guide to how murder cases move through India's courts, from police investigation and trial to appeals, and what changes when a case draws national attention.
Legal Systems Explained
Legal systems compared: how courts, prosecutors and juries work in different countries, from plea bargaining to life sentences, explained in plain English.
Lay judges and mixed courts: how some countries share the bench
In many countries, ordinary citizens sit alongside professional judges and decide verdicts together. This guide explains how mixed courts work and how they differ from juries.
Plea bargaining around the world: where it is used and limited
Plea bargaining is central to criminal justice in the United States, but other countries restrict it, regulate it or refuse to treat it as a bargain at all. Here is how the approaches compare.
How murder trials work in Japan and the United Kingdom
Japan and the UK both presume innocence and hold public trials, but differ on who decides guilt, how long suspects can be held and what sentences exist.