On 9/11/07, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
That said, if someone wanted to sue me in Guatamala or other places with unusual defamation laws, I suppose my only defense would be that you can't get blood from a stone. I'm also unclear on the enforcability of such judgements. Anyone know?
Do you think your country would extradite you to Guatamala to face such charges? I would imagine there is a requirement that the case be significant to warrant extradition.
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No - The Canadian Extradition Act of 1999 says it has to be a crime here too http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/crime/extradition.html Apart from which, extradition is really for criminal matters, not civil ones, although I've no knowledge of Guatamala's legal system, which may not make such a distinction (or most other countries, for that matter).
But the answer is just that - I can't be extradited for something that isn't a crime in Canada, (libel and slander are provincial jurisdiction, so actually a crime in Ontario, but I digress), even if I could, they probably wouldn't bother, and it definitely wouldn't be worth anyone's time and effort. I presume (but don't know) that the Feds or the Province wouldn't enforce a foreign monetary judgement, on the same principles, but I'm not positive.
Of course, the laws in Florida are of much more interest, I suspect. Being barred from travelling to the States would be annoying.
WilyD