The Court had decided that certain fundamental liberties (freedoms of speech, press, and religion) held a preferred position over property rights.

Copyright is no human right or fundamental liberty, but privacy and freedom of information is.

Often the Court's duty is to remove some matters of fundamental liberty from the political process.

He affirmed fundamental liberties, such as freedom of speech, communication, commerce.

A woman's right to reproductive choice is one of those fundamental liberties.

Critics say he turned a blind eye to violations of fundamental civil liberties.

"The right to marry is a fundamental liberty," he argued.

Criminal barristers and human rights groups are likely to be worried by an erosion of what is seen as a fundamental liberty.

This is an important agreement in the fight against terrorism, and it will ensure that the fundamental liberties of European citizens are protected.

The Commission is following the issue of respect for human rights and fundamental liberties in China with the greatest attention.