SLAPP: the background of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
Sofia Verza, PhD candidate at the University of Perugia
Following the assassination of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, a group of European MEPs is calling on the EU Commission to promote an anti-SLAPP EU directive, to counter the attempts at silencing investigative journalism. This is a backgrounder on the so-called SLAPP suits.
Dozens of SLAPP suits were filed against Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia - also after her assassination on 16 October 2017 some are still pending (Jon Borg/ DPA)
The term SLAPP - Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation - was coined by Professors George W. Pring and Penelope Canan in their…
