SLAPP suits are where a bad implementation of that system struggles. The US is a mess in many places and this is one. That doesn’t mean that the concept of rule of law is an issue, but that rule of law is implemented badly in the US.
In other places, e.g. most parts of Europe, if you lose a lawsuit you have to pay for the legal council of the winner. That makes SLAPP suites much less attractive and much less dangerous, and thus they are pretty rare.
Once again, a case of “please read your source before posting.”
If you look into the linked PDF, you will see that (a) the yearly number of SLAPP suits is really small, and it’s also an issue that’s very localized to some countries. Most countries see only very few (single digits) or no SLAPP suits per year.
Not nearly the numbers you’d see in the USA or many other parts of the world.
SLAPP suits are where a bad implementation of that system struggles. The US is a mess in many places and this is one. That doesn’t mean that the concept of rule of law is an issue, but that rule of law is implemented badly in the US.
In other places, e.g. most parts of Europe, if you lose a lawsuit you have to pay for the legal council of the winner. That makes SLAPP suites much less attractive and much less dangerous, and thus they are pretty rare.
Hmm maybe not so much huh
https://www.freepressunlimited.org/en/current/new-report-confirms-increase-slapp-cases-europe-serious-threat-press-freedom
https://www.liberties.eu/en/stories/mfr25-slapp/45394
Once again, a case of “please read your source before posting.”
If you look into the linked PDF, you will see that (a) the yearly number of SLAPP suits is really small, and it’s also an issue that’s very localized to some countries. Most countries see only very few (single digits) or no SLAPP suits per year.
Not nearly the numbers you’d see in the USA or many other parts of the world.