"Libel Tourism" : Background and Legal Issues.

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 jud...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Administrative law. Constitutional law. Courts. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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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.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.