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Columned façade of the Brussels Palace of Justice, archive photograph.Technology · Nov 6, 2026Cyberattack at AVOCATS.BE: 27,500 contacts affected in addition to lawyersThe attack on the software used to manage Belgium’s bar associations also exposed the contact details of thousands of professional contacts. Here is what we know about the data involved and the risks.The Palais de Justice in Paris, seen from the banks of the SeinePolitics · Nov 6, 2026Why can lawyers interpret the same law differently?The law leaves room for interpretation. The role of judges, the public prosecutor’s opinion and appeals to the Court of Cassation: useful distinctions for understanding the debate.Uerschterhaff prison in Sanem, photographed in August 2024.Politics · Nov 6, 2026Uerschterhaff: what the figures reveal about the shortage of placesParliamentary replies of 27 October document the pressure in Sanem: rising admissions, a stable average length of stay and twenty additional places announced.A hand holding a pen above a document on a table.Society · Nov 1, 2026SAT in Luxembourg: behind the financial warning, continuity of guardianshipThe LSAP has raised the alarm over the future of the Service d’accompagnement tutélaire. Beyond jobs, the issue concerns support for protected adults and the scope they have to make their own decisions.Detail of the façade of the Hôtel de Bizien, home to the Rennes Administrative Court, with its sculpted dormer windows and slate roof.AI · Oct 30, 2026In Rennes, AI is not presented as the sole reason for the fineThe legal commentary on the case places the indications associated with Claude after other complaints about the application. Typography alone is therefore not enough to conclude that a tool was used — or that its use explains the penalty.Police officers advance along Avenue du Docteur-Arnold-Netter in Paris during the demonstration of 24 October 2026France · Oct 29, 2026Paris, 24 October: from 142 arrests to judicial proceedingsAfter 142 arrests were announced in Paris, the public prosecutor’s office set out the initial outcomes. How to interpret figures published at different stages.Façades of the Paris Courthouse seen from Boulevard du PalaisFrance · Oct 29, 2026France: understanding immediate appearance proceedings after lootingSevere criminal law, rapid proceedings, sentences put into effect: three realities to distinguish before describing justice as lenient or rushed.The Cour de cassation building in Paris, illustrative photograph of the French justice systemFrance · Oct 29, 2026Trappes: police custody and criminal responsibility, two different questionsThe temporary suspension of questioning does not establish criminal irresponsibility. Medical fitness, capacity to distinguish right from wrong at the time of the events, and the terrorist classification are subject to separate assessments.Facade of the Paris Law Courts, with its entrance gatesFrance · Oct 28, 2026Racist terrorism: why the two classifications can apply togetherUnder French law, the terrorist purpose of an act and the racist aggravating circumstance address different questions. The investigation in Trappes and La Verrière shows how they can both be applied, without prejudging the court’s decision.The Blois courthouse, behind a garden and railings.France · Oct 28, 2026Inass case: parents’ trial scheduled for 2 November in BloisThirty-nine years after the little girl’s body was found near the A10, the Loir-et-Cher Assize Court is to examine her parents’ criminal responsibility.The façade of the Palais Bourbon, home of the National Assembly in Paris, photographed in 2023.France · Oct 28, 2026France: understanding the call for a parliamentary inquiry after TrappesClémence Guetté announces a renewed push on 27 October. Proposal, establishment and proceedings: the stages of an inquiry commission and its limits in relation to the justice system.Dense forest bordering a watercourse in the Brazilian Amazon, archive photograph.Climate · Oct 28, 2026After Lula’s re-election, how should we interpret the fall in deforestation?INPE estimates that deforestation in the Legal Amazon amounted to 3 335 km² for August 2025–July 2026. This decline predates the election and should not be confused with either restoration or a target already achieved.
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