Libel Tourism

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Libel Tourism

A type of 'forum shopping' in which plaintiffs choose to file libel suits in a jurisdiction more likely to give a favourable result, especially in England and Wales, in preference to other jurisdictions, such as the US, which provide more extensive defences for those accused of making libellous (derogatory) statements

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No references found			Libel Tourism Should limits be placed on forum-shopping? How free is free speech? Free speech appears to be a unifying ... by Cohn, William A. / The New Presence: The Prague Journal of Central European Affairs While free speech needs defending, there is a fear among members of the international legal community that part of the outcry over libel tourism in the U. Suit shopping: is libel tourism a threat to free speech--or just to ... by Marre, Oliver / The American Conservative By amending the legal code three weeks ago in order to prohibit the recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments in the US, politicians sealed off America's newspaper and book publishers from libel tourism - the use of British libel laws by non-nationals to sue foreign-owned publications such as books, newspapers and magazines that are distributed in Britain, even if only a few copies are involved. An end to the libel tourist trap by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk			LGMD LGSIL LGV LH LH-RH LH/FSH-RF Lhasa apso Lhermitte sign Lhermitte's sign Lhermitte-Duclos disease LHON LHRH LHRH agonist Li Li Shih-Chen Li-Fraumeni cancer syndrome Li-Fraumeni syndrome liabilities Liability Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist liaison nursing lian xian liarozole fumarate Libby Zion libel Libel Tourism liberation liberty cap libidinal development libidinous libido Libman-Sacks endocarditis Libnum library temple Librax Libritabs Librium Libyostrongylus lice Lice Infestation lice, fear of license licensed counselor licensed dietitian licensed health professional licensed marriage and family therapist licensed practical nurse licensed psychologist licensed vocational nurse licensee licensing			Libcurl Libcurl LIBD LIBDC Libdem Libdem LibDex LIBE LiBeB process Libeccio Libeccio LIBECO Libedinskii, Iurii Libedinskii, Iurii Nikolaevich Libedo Libedo Libedo libel libel libel libel libel Libel and slander Libel and slander Libel and slander Libel and slander Libel chill Libel Defense Resource Center Libel of accusation libel per se Libel Tourism libelant libelant libeled libeled libeled libeled libelee libelee libeler libeler libeler libeler libelers libelers libelers libelers libeling libeling libeling libeling libelist libelist libelist libelist libellant libellant Libellatici Libellatici Libellatici libelled

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