"Libel Tourism". : Background and Legal Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative law.

Constitutional law.

Courts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (19 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines libel tourism, the phenomenon in which litigants can recover damages in foreign countries as a result of speech that would be protected by the U.S. Constitution. Reviews key libel cases and calls for legislative action to establish a national approach to the recognition of foreign libel judgments. Discusses distinctions between U.S. and English libel laws and the recognition of foreign judgments in U.S. courts. Provides overview of rules governing personal jurisdiction, State statutes, legislative proposals in the 111th Congress, and legal implications of libel tourism.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. "Libel Tourism"

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