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Features the headquarters of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. Architects; Style influenced by Expressionism; Materials used; Formal end of the building.

Offers news briefs on the agricultural industry in Great Britain as of February 10, 2006. Decision of Dairy Farmers of Britain to hold its milk price until the end of March; Decline in the amount of milk output; Reversal of the right to land title of squatters in a lawsuit by the European Court of Human Rights.

The article focuses on harassment suffered by defense lawyers of Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky following his conviction for fraud and tax charges in 2005. Defense lawyer Robert Amsterdam was forced to leave the country because of the pressure he received from Russian law enforcement. Defense member Olga Artyukhova resigned at the Moscow Bar Association after receiving an accusation from prosecutors that she had smuggled documents for Khodorkovsky in 2003. The defense team filed an appeal at the European Court of Human Rights claiming a violation of trial procedure.

Reports that Irwin Mitchell and Monckton Chambers lawyers are launching a challenge in the European Court of Human Rights against a Spanish property law. Plans to bring the case under a specially constructed conditional fee arrangement; Provision of the law allowing private developers to act as the agents for public authorities and to acquire private property for development.

Reports that the European Court of Human Rights is asking the Great Britain government to justify its libel laws following submissions by Finers Stephens Innocent and Doughty Street lawyers. Need for the government to justify its law relating to the burden of proof falling on the defendant in libel cases and the extent to which people have the right to talk freely about public corporations.

Describes how counsel Laura Cox won a case involving transsexual peoples' rights at the European Court of Human Rights in July 2002 by demonstrating the story of a transsexual character from the television program 'Coronation Street.'

Reports on the criticism by the 'Scotsman' newspaper on the European Court of Human Rights. Chaos brought about by the creation of a human rights court in Scotland; Reaction of lawyers to the criticism of the newspaper; Details on the controversy.