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Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation: The British Columbia Experience
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Scott, M. Tollefson, Chris |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | In 2001, the province of British Columbia (BC) became the first Canadian jurisdiction to enact anti-SLAPP legislation. While this legislation proved to be short lived, the BC experience around the issue of SLAPPs is instructive for law reformers both in Canada and beyond. In this article, the authors describe the legal and political processes that set the stage for the passage of the 2001 law, and its subsequent repeal. They also provide a detailed analysis and critique of key aspects of the debate surrounding the design of the law, and consider its efficacy in identifying, dismissing and deterring SLAPP lawsuits. They conclude with some observations with respect to the current status of the SLAPP issue in BC. |
| Starting Page | 45 |
| Ending Page | 57 |
| Page Count | 13 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9388.2010.00663.x |
| Volume Number | 19 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.elc.uvic.ca/documents/Reciel-2010-SLAPP-BC-Tollefson-Scott.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9388.2010.00663.x |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
