The Use of SLAPPs to Silence Journalists, NGOs and Civil Society

Justin Borg Barthet; Benedetta Lobina; Magdalena Ewa Zabrocka

The Use of SLAPPs to Silence Journalists, NGOs and Civil Society

Justin Borg Barthet, Benedetta Lobina, Magdalena Ewa Zabrocka

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Abstract

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the JURI Committee, analyses legal definitions of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) and assesses the compatibility of anti-SLAPP legislation with EU law. It is recommended that an anti-SLAPP Directive should be adopted, and that the Brussels Ia Regulation and Rome II Regulation should be recast to limit the incidence of SLAPPs.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Brussels
Publisher	European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
Commissioning body	European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
Number of pages	64
ISBN (Electronic)	978-92-846-8225-6
ISBN (Print)	978-92-846-8226-3
Publication status	Published - 2021

Keywords

EU LAW
freedom of speech
Procedural Law
Private International Law
Human Rights

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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