Find a copy in the library
Finding libraries that hold this item...
Details
| Genre/Form: | Comparative law (form) |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ian Loveland |
| ISBN: | 1841131156 9781841131153 9786610808236 6610808236 |
| OCLC Number: | 42954507 |
| Description: | xviii, 190 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents: | 1. Introduction The Basics of English libel law -- Criminal libel -- Slander -- Malicious falsehood -- Conclusion -- 2. The Common law and political libels in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain: The Stockdale v. Hansard controversy -- Political information -- a narrower perspective -- The English common law in the early democractic era -- An Absolute protection for libellous statements and publications made during debates or proceedings in Parliament -- Conclusion -- 3. American perspectives on political libels in the early democractic era: Kansas -- Coleman v. Maclennan -- Illinois -- Pennsylvania -- Iowa -- An Absolute and constitutional protection for libels of government bodies -- Conclusion -- 4. The English common law in the early years of the Modern Democractic Era: Braddock v. Bevins -- Trade unions as non-political actors -- A Commonwealth innovation? -- The Defamation Act 1952 -- Against informed consent? -- A Radical reform to the common law? Webb v. Times Publishing Truth (NZ) -- Conclusion -- 5. Sullivan v. The New York Times -- The Appeal to the US Supreme Court -- The Judgment -- Extending the doctrine -- Conclusion -- 6. The Sullivan principle in English law: On damages -- Political libels in the 1970s and 1980s -- dynamic and static conceptions of the common law -- The Requirements of the European Convention on Human Rights -- Political defamation and article 10 ECHR -- the second wave of cases -- Conclusion -- 7. English law -- the first phase of reform: The Identity of the plaintiff -- Derbyshire County Council v. Times Newspapers -- Extending the Derbyshire principle -- political parties -- The Heads of damage and quantum of damages -- Conclusion -- making a mess of libel law reform? -- 8. Sullivan v. The New York Times in Australia: Reducing the chilling effect -- A Constitutional obstacle to political libel actions -- From constitutional to common law protection -- Lange v. ABC -- Conclusion -- 9. English law -- the second phase of reform?: Further developments before the ECHR -- The Defamation Act 1996 -- Lange in New Zealand; Reynolds v. Times Newspapers -- 10. Conclusion. |
| Responsibility: | Ian Loveland. |
Abstract:
Reviews
Publisher Synopsis
This is a valuable and interesting monograph on an aspect of defamation law which is of great topical interest. Geoffrey Bindman New Law Journal Not only lawyers and journalists but politicians would also find Loveland's thorough analysis of the law, derived from cases of political libel, instructive. A. G. Noorani Economic and Political Weekly December 2005 ...stimulating and engaging narrative. His tour and commentary is consistently interesting...It deserves attention. Patrick Milmo QC International and Comparative Law Quarterly October 2001 As one would expect, Political Libels is a well structured work. The argument is clearly and logically developed in easily comprehensible stages. The comparative analysis is skilfully interwoven within the fabric of the book, and the mode of expression is clear and sharp. Overall, Professor Ian Loveland has advanced an intensely readable and erudite case for reform of the English law of political libels. His book makes a valuable and stimulating contribution to scholarship in this area, and is well deserving of a place on the bookshelves of all defamation aficionados. Michael Gillooly Media and Arts Law Review March 2001 Political Libels fills a large gap in the libel literature that for too long has been predominantly descriptive the book remains a welcomed contribution to our understanding of a controversial topic of English law. Sharon Lockyer, Loughborough University Political Studies July 2001 Professor Ian Loveland is well known for his extensive writing on the use of the law of defamation by public figures to protect their reputations...interesting book...thought-provoking David Feldman Public Law June 2002 Ian Loveland has produced a significant comparative analysis of defamation doctrine... Andrew T. Kenyon Melbourne University Law Review February 2001 Read more...
Tags
Similar Items
Related Subjects:(17)
- Libel and slander -- Great Britain.
- Libel and slander -- Political aspects -- Great Britain.
- Politicians -- Great Britain.
- 86.39 civil law: other.
- 86.42 offences.
- Libel and slander.
- Politicians.
- Great Britain.
- Ehrverletzung
- Geschichte
- Großbritannien
- Politiker
- Laster.
- Belediging.
- Politici.
- Femmes politiques -- Grande-Bretagne.
- Diffamation -- Aspect politique -- Grande-Bretagne.
