Gag Lawsuits: The Trial Against Public Debate
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When legal action becomes a tool to silence critique, it is public debate itself that stands before the court: this is the issue of 'gag lawsuits' or SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation). These procedures, generally initiated by powerful entities, aim to intimidate, financially exhaust, and silence critical voices. The phenomenon, long marginalized in Europe, has prompted increased political and legal awareness. This has led both the Council of Europe and the European Union to propose texts aimed at protecting individuals involved in resisting gag lawsuits. The conference will examine these proposals, particularly the 2024/1069 Directive on strategic lawsuits, in light of North American experience.
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Conference organized by the Institut Grand-Ducal – section of moral and political sciences in collaboration with the BnL.
Speaker: Séverine Menétrey, Professor of Judicial Law.
Automatically translated from French.
Where does it take place?
National Library of Luxembourg (BnL)
37D
avenue John F. Kennedy
1855 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
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