libel tourism

English

Coined by Geoffrey Robertson.

libel tourism (uncountable)

(law, derogatory) A form of forum shopping in which plaintiffs choose to file libel suits in jurisdictions thought more likely to give a favourable result.
- [2008 January 20, Doreen Carvajal, “Britain, a destination for "libel tourism"”, in The New York Times‎, ISSN 0362-4331:
  That is called libel tourism by lawyers in the media trade. And Britain remains a comfortable destination for the rich in search of friendly courts, which have already weighed complaints from people who consider themselves unfairly tarred with labels like tax dodger, terrorist financier or murky Qaeda operative.]
- 2015 March 21, Ari Shapiro, “On Libel And The Law, U.S. And U.K. Go Separate Ways”, in NPR.org‎:
  Ehrenfeld's case was an example of "libel tourism," where someone brings a libel claim in a country where he is most likely to win. Often, that country is Great Britain.

单词	libel tourism
释义	libel tourism English Etymology Coined by Geoffrey Robertson. Noun libel tourism (uncountable) (law, derogatory) A form of forum shopping in which plaintiffs choose to file libel suits in jurisdictions thought more likely to give a favourable result. [2008 January 20, Doreen Carvajal, “Britain, a destination for "libel tourism"”, in The New York Times‎, ISSN 0362-4331: That is called libel tourism by lawyers in the media trade. And Britain remains a comfortable destination for the rich in search of friendly courts, which have already weighed complaints from people who consider themselves unfairly tarred with labels like tax dodger, terrorist financier or murky Qaeda operative.] 2015 March 21, Ari Shapiro, “On Libel And The Law, U.S. And U.K. Go Separate Ways”, in NPR.org‎: Ehrenfeld's case was an example of "libel tourism," where someone brings a libel claim in a country where he is most likely to win. Often, that country is Great Britain. Further reading libel tourism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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