Judge Albert Fettweis (center) presides over a hearing for Michelle Martin at the Court of Cassation at the Justice Palace in Brussels on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. Belgium's highest court granted conditional early release to Martin, one of the nation's most despised criminals, even though, as the accomplice and former wife of a pedophile and child killer, she let two of his victims starve to death. (AP Photo)
Judge Albert Fettweis (center) presides over a hearing for Michelle Martin at the Court of Cassation at the Justice Palace in Brussels on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. Belgium's highest court granted conditional early release to Martin, one of the nation's most despised criminals, even though, as the accomplice and former wife of a pedophile and child killer, she let two of his victims starve to death. (AP Photo)
Lawyers wearing masks reading "Forbidden of Expression" protest with judges in front of the Justice Palace in Nice, France, on Thursday during a national protest by judges and lawyers against criticism by French President Nicolas Sarkozy of the legal system. (Associated Press)
