Blocking Public Participation
The Use of Strategic Litigation to Silence Political Expression
Sheldrick, Byron
Date Written: 2014-02-01
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Year Published: 2014
ISBN: 978-1-55458-929-6
Resource Type: Book
Cx Number: CX17964
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.
Abstract:
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Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: SLAPPs: Courts, Democracy, and Participation
Chapter 2: SLAPPS: Balancing Law and Democracy
Chapter 3: SLAPPs in Canada
Chapter 4: SLAPPs Come to Parliament
Chapter 5: The Regulation of SLAPPs
Chapter 6: Resisting and Defending against SLAPPs
Chapter 7: Final Thoughts
Appendix: Legal Resources
Notes
Works Cited
Index
Subject Headings
