* This guest post was written by Dirk Voorhoof, Human Rights Centre, Ghent University and Legal Human Academy
In its judgment of 15 March 2022 in the case of OOO Memo v. Russia, the ECtHR warned for “the risks that court proceedings instituted with a view to limiting public participation bring for democracy“.
This approach referred to an earlier comment by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe calling for urgent action against “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation” (SLAPPs).
Especially in defamation cases the ECtHR has found violations [Read more…] about Belgium: A model for the transposition of the EU anti-SLAPP Directive – Dirk Voorhoof
