Finding a case
Use Explore for the map, Movements for a searchable directory that works without the map, and Histories for long reads, including concluded independence processes. Timeline arranges events by date, Compare sets cases side by side on common questions, and Search looks across the whole atlas.
Reading a case page
Each case has an overview, a history, and a dated status page that says when it was last checked. Events, referendum records and related cases link from the history. Collections such as “Political status and decolonisation” are browsing aids, not verdicts on legitimacy.
Checking the evidence
Numbered markers in the text link to the claim behind a statement, with its sources, page or paragraph locators and a label showing each source’s perspective. Every case also has a sources page. The methodology explains how research is done and reviewed, and Coverage and known gaps lists what is missing.
Corrections and updates
If you find an error, use the “Suggest a correction” link in the page footer. Published corrections are listed on the corrections page. Status pages show the date they were verified; recent verified developments are also available as an RSS feed.