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: Current AwarenessBritish libel laws stifle free speech, claims UN - Daily Telegraph
By sally
“Britain’s libel laws are damaging free speech around the world as wealthy businessmen and celebrities increasingly turn to UK courts to sue their critics abroad, the United Nations has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Full post as published by Current Awareness on August 14, 2008 (boomark / email).
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