Jurisdiction in Cross-Border Defamation Disputes
https://doi.org/10.17803/2311-5998.2023.109.9.086-097
Abstract
The possibility of a harmful effect from information in cyberspace creates «libel tourism», when plaintiff looks for favorable jurisdiction in the absence of close connection between the alleged defamation and forum. In order to correctly interpret the close connection in asserting jurisdiction over defamation disputes it is proposed to use a combination of objective factors and subjective factors.
The methodological basis of the article is general scientific methods of cognition. The main importance in the research are special legal methods: the method of formal legal analysis, the comparative that let to identify the key features of judicial jurisdiction to resolve cross-border defamation disputes based on flexible criteria in cyberspace.
About the Author
L. V. Terenteva
Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Liudmila V. Terenteva, Professor of the Chair of Private International Law, Dr. Sci. (Law), Associate Professor
9, ul. Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya, Moscow, 125993
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Terenteva L.V. Jurisdiction in Cross-Border Defamation Disputes. Courier of Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL)). 2023;(9):86-97. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17803/2311-5998.2023.109.9.086-097
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