McLibel: story: "May 2004, five years after the McLibel 2 last appeared in Court for their appeal, Helen and Dave were notified that the European Court had declared admissable their claim that the McLibel trial breached their Article 6 right to a fair trial and Article 10 right to freedom of expression."Basically they are asserting that the disparity of funding capability between themselves as private and poor citizens and a coprporation like McDonald's means that British libel laws are in effect a violation of their rights ... many of us know that laws on defamation in Britain are a bit creaky, perhaps this will begin to srot things out. Certainly the disparity between the parties in the 'McLibel' case was marked and a disincentive to the financially weaker parties pursuing their case for justice. The story of the case is referenced, should you need a refresher.
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