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LastLiberal in PalmSprings Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-15-06 02:43 AM
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7. Bring the action in Great Britain
From the claimant's side, the U.K. has much better libel and slander laws than ours.

Here's part of an article from the International Freedom of Expression eXchange:

Writing in "Index on Censorship," Professor Marcel Berlins says England's libel laws are particularly friendly to claimants, who don't have to prove that the libel allegedly committed against them is false. Rather, the burden of proof is on the defendant, who must prove that what was written was true. In contrast, laws in the United States place the burden of proof on the claimant.

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