For decades, Britain s libel laws had been living down to Mr. Bumble s expectations. But freedom of expression worldwide received a boost and Britain s reputation for commonsense was somewhat restored in April, when Parliament adopted legislation revising the country s libel law.

The delegation of Cuba wanted aggravated action.

Such losses could be aggravated by the erosion of preferences.

Previously, corporations and individuals all over the world who claimed that they had been defamed even if those suing or those who allegedly defamed them had little or no connection to the United Kingdom would bring lawsuits for libel in the British courts. The practice was widely known as libel tourism.

In addition, the Committee considers it an aggravating factor that the author's proposed truth defence against the libel charge was ruled out by the courts.

The problem had been aggravated by the increase in trafficking and use of synthetic drugs.

Other initiatives to safeguard the populace and promote transparency include the repeal of the criminal libel law and the adoption of amendments to the criminal and penal codes.

Ultimately, whether significant changes are warranted should depend on whether the central bank's interventions in fact aggravated the recent crisis, as they aggravated the crisis of the 1930s. But the Fed's critics have been curiously nonspecific about what they regard as the Fed's mistakes.

It was therefore essential to mobilize women and men to confront the social norms that aggravated women's vulnerability.

Specifically referring to women, the problems are aggravated by discrimination at work and being overburden with domestic responsibilities.

This decision aggravated the social and political tensions in the country, and the crisis spread to the main institutions.

His subsequent visits allegedly typically included battering and or loud shouting, aggravated by his being in a drunken state.

The reporting State should consider categorizing honour killings as aggravated homicide to ensure that perpetrators received the maximum punishment.

Palestinian women are still suffering under the pressures of occupation, aggravated by the construction of settlements and the separation wall.

The Committee notes that the situation is aggravated by the persistent problem of wage arrears, especially in the construction sector.

The use of children in armed conflict has been aggravated by the proliferation of small arms and light weapons worldwide.

The policies and practices of the Israeli Government had further aggravated the already serious humanitarian and human rights situation of the Palestinians.

As for Zola, who defended Captain Alfred Dreyfus from charges of treason fueled by anti Semitism, he was easily convicted for libel because he merely questioned the motives of witnesses without offering any new evidence.

This has triggered or aggravated conflict among different population groups and has in turn been made more acute as a result of conflict.

The new law permits an author or publisher who is sued to invoke a public interest defense. Moreover, corporations, charities, and other institutions filing libel suits will now have to show that they suffered financial damage.

These events were initiated by a court wrangle with Serzh Sargsyan, then the Minister of National Security and Internal Affairs. We demanded an apology for his impugning our paper s reputation he accused of us of libel.

In addition, men's decreasing participation in the Israeli labor force has aggravated in 2002 2003 and reflects the despair of those searching for employment.

Israel's policies of continued violence against innocent civilians, internal and external closures and military incursions have aggravated the economic hardships of the Palestinian refugees.

Noting with concern that racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance may be aggravated by, inter alia, inequitable distribution of wealth, marginalization and social exclusion,

Noting with concern that racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance may be aggravated by, inter alia, inequitable distribution of wealth, marginalization and social exclusion,

Noting with concern that racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance may be aggravated by, inter alia, inequitable distribution of wealth, marginalization and social exclusion,

Noting with concern that racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance may be aggravated by, inter alia, inequitable distribution of wealth, marginalization and social exclusion,

Noting with concern that racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance may be aggravated by, inter alia, inequitable distribution of wealth, marginalization and social exclusion,

The problem of insufficient funding has been aggravated by the tension between development policy goals on the one hand and humanitarian assistance requirements on the other.

Upon Palestinian Authority President Abbas's arrival in Gaza last week, the barrage of rockets that was fired by militants against Israeli targets aggravated the problem further.

Although Tudor faced innumerable lawsuits for libel, he could not be silenced. In the 2000 general election, as the ruling center right coalition imploded, the PRM received about 20 of the popular vote, becoming the second largest party in parliament.

This fundamental problem has now manifested itself in these countries unsustainable debt dynamics. Euro membership, which temporarily enabled massive borrowing at low interest rates, merely aggravated it.

The current strains on Malta's health, employment and social services as well as internal security and public order were aggravated by a lack of human and financial resources.

The company expected that its critics would give up. But when two of them, with nothing to lose, defended themselves in court, the result was the longest libel trial in British legal history and a public relations disaster for the corporate giant.

This legal uncertainty is aggravated when the FIO(S) clause itself is not clear, with the result that sometimes different judges in the same jurisdiction arrive at different conclusions.

The situation was aggravated by the crisis of the mid 1990s, having an enormous impact on the provision of basic social services, related budgets and access by the general population.

Recalling that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a least developed country with severe economic and social problems arising from its weak economic infrastructure and aggravated by the ongoing conflict,

Recalling that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a least developed country with severe economic and social problems arising from its weak economic infrastructure and aggravated by the ongoing conflict,

On 15 January 2003, the decision was taken to prosecute Mr. Martínez Ramírez and others on charges of aggravated trafficking in weapons reserved for the exclusive use of the armed forces.

That situation is aggravated by the fact that in Haitian society, women are very often the head of their household and carry out many responsibilities by themselves, including the education of children.

During the reporting period, the Centre continued to carry out its mandate under very strenuous financial and operational difficulties, which were aggravated by the security challenge it faced in the host country.

The situation is aggravated by the market in credit default swaps, which is biased in favor of those who speculate on failure. Being long CDS, the risk automatically declines if they are wrong.

Often, their targets had much fewer resources, which meant that a libel suit requiring both sides to spend substantial amounts could be effective in silencing critics even if it did not succeed. Within the United Kingdom itself, the law meant that many important issues could not be fully debated.

The Committee should refrain from considering reports such as that which showed a bias against one party to the conflict, chose information selectively and, as a result, merely exacerbated tensions and aggravated the situation.

Existing patterns of mortality, exclusion, discrimination, violence, abuse and exploitation are now severely aggravated by the HIV AIDS pandemic, which deprives children of their rights to survival, development, education and parental and family care.