[WikiEN-l] Chatroom libel ruling

[Ray Saintonge]

Philip Welch wrote:

>On Mar 27, 2006, at 8:14 AM, jayjg wrote:
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>>I would imagine it would have implications for all countries with  
>>legal
>>systems based on British Common Law, which I would think would look  
>>at  the
>>ruling in this case when deciding similar cases.
>>    
>>
>It would depend--the American legal system is based on English common  
>law, but American courts rarely, if ever, take into account English  
>court precedents after the colonial period. Commonwealth countries  
>may still take into account contemporary English precedents, however.
>
Other Commonwealth and even US decisions are often taken into account, 
but they are not binding precedents.

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