In the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
The right that was named by the supreme court as part of the freedoms of assembly and petitions was the Right of Association.
This right expresses the individual's right of joining and leaving groups voluntarily, to take individual actions to follow the interests of members in a collective action and to accept or reject memberships.
The Freedom of Association gives a person the right to join other people to promote, express, pursue interests that are common to them.
Moreover, this right is guaranteed by all legal systems. For example, article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights or the United States Bill of Rights.
The Silk Road was a network of trade routes that was extremely popular during Antiquity, all the way to the 18th century. This network connected faraway regions such as East and South Asia, Persia, the Arabian Peninsula and Southern Europe.
One of the benefits of the Silk Road for the countries the route crossed is that it allowed people in these regions to trade goods, providing a source of money as well as access to goods that were not normally available in their region. Another benefit was the fact that the road allowed for cultural exchange among these regions.