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New laws, court judgements and bylaws from around the world.
Laws and court judgements shape everyday life, from what governments may do with our data to the most basic rights of people accused of crimes. Our Law stories explain landmark judgements, new legislation and bylaws from around the world in plain language: what was decided, why, and what changed as a result. We work only from verifiable sources such as published judgements, official texts and established legal reporting, and link to them so you can read further. These articles are general explanations, not legal advice, and focus on the cases that changed how countries are governed.
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.