Blocking public participation : the use of strategic litigation to silence political expression / Byron Sheldrick.

By:

Sheldrick, Byron M [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781554589319

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

KE4425 .B563 2014

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Contents:

SLAPPS : balancing law and democracy -- SLAPPS in Canada -- SLAPPS come to Parliament -- The regulation of SLAPPS -- Resisting and defending against SLAPPS -- Final thoughts.

Subject: "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 engagement. The resource imbalance between plaintiffs and defendants allows the plaintiffs to tie up defendants in complex and costly legal processes. The book also examines the dangers SLAPPs pose to political expression and to the quality and integrity of our democratic political institutions. Finally, the book examines the need to regulate SLAPPs in Canada and assesses various regulatory proposals."--Jacket.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	KE4425 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn861535265

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

"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 engagement. The resource imbalance between plaintiffs and defendants allows the plaintiffs to tie up defendants in complex and costly legal processes. The book also examines the dangers SLAPPs pose to political expression and to the quality and integrity of our democratic political institutions. Finally, the book examines the need to regulate SLAPPs in Canada and assesses various regulatory proposals."--Jacket.

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