Blocking Public Participation : The Use of Strategic Litigation to Silence Political Expression /

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"Blocking Public Participation examines the different types of litigation and causes of action that frequently form the basis of SLAPPs, (strategic litigation against public participation) and how these lawsuits transform political disputes into legal cases, thereby blocking political engagemen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sheldrick, Byron M (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Political participation.
Frivolous suits (Civil procedure)
LAW > Public.
LAW > Constitutional.
Poursuites abusives > Canada.
Participation politique > Canada.
Frivolous suits (Civil procedure) > Canada.
Political participation > Canada.
Canada.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • SLAPPS : courts, democracy, and participation
  • SLAPPS : balancing law and democracy
  • SLAPPS in Canada
  • SLAPPS come to Parliament
  • The regulation of SLAPPS
  • Resisting and defending against SLAPPS
  • Final thoughts.

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