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Suing for Silence exposes the phenomenon of lawsuits whose purpose is to silence those who disclose sexual violence, revealing the gendered underpinnings of Canadian defamation law and its chilling effect on public discourse including formal reports of sexual violence.



Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

1 A Civil Law Primer

2 The Gender of Reputation

3 Sick and Silenced

4 Campus Sexual Violence

5 Is Anti-SLAPP Legislation the Answer?

Conclusion

Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Suing for Silence

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      Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
      Publication Date: 13/02/2024
      ISBN13: 9780774869171, 978-0774869171
      ISBN10: 0774869178

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Suing for Silence exposes the phenomenon of lawsuits whose purpose is to silence those who disclose sexual violence, revealing the gendered underpinnings of Canadian defamation law and its chilling effect on public discourse including formal reports of sexual violence.



      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Introduction

      1 A Civil Law Primer

      2 The Gender of Reputation

      3 Sick and Silenced

      4 Campus Sexual Violence

      5 Is Anti-SLAPP Legislation the Answer?

      Conclusion

      Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

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