English Dictionary

libel tourism

名詞

軽蔑的 不可算名詞

(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.

日本語の意味

名誉毀損訴訟において、原告が有利と考えられる法域を選んで起こす訴訟行為、すなわちフォーラムショッピングの一形態。

Foreign plaintiffs exploited libel tourism to sue journalists in courts with the most plaintiff-friendly defamation laws.

外国の原告は名誉毀損訴訟におけるフォーラムショッピングを利用して、原告に有利な名誉毀損法を持つ裁判所で記者を訴えた。

意味（1）

(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.

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.]