Home›Constitutional Rights and Civil Liberties›Country or JurisdictionBrowse ByCountry or JurisdictionThis dimension groups landmark cases by the country or jurisdiction whose courts decided them. Wikipedia notes that "leading case" is commonly used in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth jurisdictions instead of "landmark case", as used in the United States, showing how the very terminology differs by jurisdiction. Browsing this way collects every landmark case from the same country or jurisdiction.FactsCountry or JurisdictionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedCivil liberties are fundamental rights and freedoms that governments pledge not to restrict, either through constitutions, legislation, or judicial interpretation, without due process of law. 1Country or JurisdictionFilter Results11 entriesAdmission YearAll1707 (1)Area (sq km)All100,472 (1)132,932 (1)242,500 (1)357,022 (1)1,141,748 (1)1,220,813 (1)3,287,263 (1)7,688,287 (1)9,866,632 (1)9,984,670 (1)17,075,400 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1776 (1)1801 (1)1810 (1)1867 (1)1901 (1)1910 (1)1945 (1)1947 (1)1991 (1)PopulationAll27,801,023 (1)41,417,056 (1)51,106,229 (1)52,695,952 (1)56,490,048 (1)63,419,000 (1)69,414,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)142,557,000 (1)340,587,000 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 11AustraliaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryCanadaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryColombiaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryEnglandCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryGermanyCountry or Jurisdiction2 entriesIndiaCountry or Jurisdiction3 entriesRussiaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entrySouth AfricaCountry or Jurisdiction2 entriesSouth KoreaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryUnited KingdomCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryUnited StatesCountry or Jurisdiction8 entriesSources1. Civil liberties (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaCivil liberties, lead sectionQuote, Civil liberties, lead sectionCivil liberties are fundamental rights and freedoms that governments pledge not to restrict, either through constitutions, legislation, or judicial interpretation, without due process of law.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.