Service of process via social media in civil cases: an exploration of the potential use of social media platforms for bringing notice to defendants in Belgium
In common law systems, there has recently been a trend to permit plaintiffs to serve process on defendants through social media networks. This trend raises the following question: Is this form of service also beneficial in civil law countries, in particular, Belgium? To answer this question, this Article analyzes the conditions under which this type of service has been allowed by US courts, where most of the new development has occurred. This Article concludes that social media service may be a valuable additional means of notice when the defendant does not have a known address. In such circum... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Revista Ítalo-Española de Derecho Procesal, Iss 1 (2020) |
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Marcial Pons
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Schlagwörter: | publicity / notification / summons / evidence / Criminal law and procedure / K5000-5582 / Civil law / K623-968 |
Sprache: | Englisch Spanish Italian |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26613582 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doaj.org/article/db114eee63474595a9d5a292c41e842f |