Romanian judges have filed a complaint with the constitutional court over a series of contentious changes to the legal system approved by parliament.

There are many difficult things about being a parent but one I struggle often with is how to explain the horrible things that can occur in the world, and why they might happen, writes Alison O’Connor.

The father of a woman who had boiling water with sugar poured on her leg by her ex-boyfriend said he feels let down by the legal system after a court imposed a two-and-a-half-year sentence for the crime.

The legal system is failing victims of domestic violence and abuse at every level, research to be published today has found.