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Guardian.UK: Libel tourism is a public health risk.

“Libel laws have good reason to exist — to stop irresponsible reporting. However, British laws so favour one side they are used to intimidate journalists in other countries — ‘libel tourism.’ A US citizen can write for a US paper and be called up before courts here.” Laws that reach beyond borders ... lovely. As if we don’t have enough libel/liability problems here in the US already.

03/11/10 • 10:48 AM • LawScholarlyScienceTravel • No Comments
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