Borg Barthet, JustinFarrington, Francesca2025-01-272025-01-272025Borg Barthet, J & Farrington, F 2025, 'The EU's Anti-SLAPP Directive : A Partial Victory for Rule of Law Advocacy in Europe', German Law Journal , vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 840-855. https://doi.org/10.1017/glj.2024.512071-8322https://hdl.handle.net/2164/24946Open Access via the CUP Agreement Acknowledgements. The authors are grateful to Yardley Borten and the editorial team at the German Law Journal, the editors of this special issue, Virginia Passalacqua and participants at the Conference on Strategic Litigation in Europe for their helpful comments on earlier drafts of this paper. Thank you also to our colleagues Erin Ferguson, Seamus B Mallia, and Sidney P Farrington for insightful discussions regarding SLAPPs. The usual disclaimer applies.16229074engSubstantive link via an eligible employment contractSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsSLAPPsFreedom of ExpressionHuman RightsEuropean Union (EU)Private international lawEU lawK LawKJournal article10.1017/glj.2024.51