On 6 June 1995, South Africa's Constitutional Court unanimously held that capital punishment violated the Interim Constitution. The ruling emptied death row and set a global benchmark for dignity-based constitutional interpretation.
On 24 August 2017, nine judges of India's Supreme Court unanimously ruled that privacy is a fundamental right. Here is what the case decided, why it overturned decades of precedent, and how it shapes data and technology law today.
Written by a lady-in-waiting at the Heian court a thousand years ago, The Tale of Genji still sets the standard for psychological fiction — and the debate over whether it is the world's first novel is part of its legend.
From Nepali momos to Polish pierogi and Georgian khinkali, wrapping a filling in dough is one of humanity's most universal kitchen ideas. Here is why.
Born from VHS tapes and street markets in the early 1990s, Nigeria's film industry now releases more titles each year than almost anywhere on Earth, and streaming has carried its stories to a global audience.
Since 1964 the Shinkansen has carried billions of passengers with an average delay measured in seconds. Its real legacy is how it changed what countries expect from trains.
You do not need 10,000 steps, a gym membership or special gear. Large studies from around the world show that regular walking ranks among the most powerful things a person can do for long-term health.
Jeans are the closest thing the world has to a universal garment. Their story runs from Nîmes and Genoa to the California gold fields, Hollywood, Japan's vintage mills and today's sustainability reckoning.