Defamation and Freedom of Speech

Informationen zum Autor Partner, Media Law Department, Webber Wentzel Bowens Attorneys, Johannesburg; Part-time Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Dr Milo has been voted one of the leading lawyers in the field of Telecommunications, Media and Technology law by Chambers Global (2007). He is currently acting for media groups in South Africa in a number of landmark defamation cases, such as claims brought by the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Jacob Zuma. Klappentext The book examines the law of defamation, and argues that it must be reformed in a number of ways in order to balance two important constitutional rights, the right to reputation and the right to freedom of expression. The book analyses how far the media and others should be entitled to go in reporting on important matters of public interest in society, such as corruption and misconduct in public office. It also examines where the line should be drawn between a public figure's public and private life. Zusammenfassung Examines the law of defamation, and argues that it must be reformed in a number of ways in order to balance two important constitutional rights, the right to reputation and the right to freedom of expression. This book analyses how far the media and others should be entitled to go in reporting on important matters of public interest in society. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: The Right to Reputation 3: Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media 4: Public Speech 5: The Presumption of Falsity 6: Fault and Defamation Liability 7: Aspects of Damages and Costs 8: Alternative Remedies 9: Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Milo, Dario Milo, Dario ( Milo, Dario (Partner Milo, Milo Dario
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.02.2008
• EAN: 9780199204922
• ISBN: 978-0-19-920492-2
• No. of pages: 374
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; England, Wales, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, Human rights & civil liberties law, LAW / Civil Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, LAW / Defamation, EU (European Union), Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Civics and citizenship, Freedom Of Information & Freedom Of Speech, Defamation law (slander & libel), Defamation law, slander and libel, Wales / Cymru