Reputations under Fire
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Little Brown U.K.
Published: October 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 592
ISBN-13: 9780751529937
Subjects: Cultural studies; English law: defamation (slander & libel); True crime; General; Sociology; Fiction; Criminology; Customs & Traditions; Practical Guides; CRIME AND CRIMINALS_GREAT BRITAIN; GREAT BRITAIN_SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS; LAW_GREAT BRITAIN; LAW_POPULAR WORKS; Law / Defamation; Social Science / Criminology
First sentence: The law of libel in England is rooted in the statutory offence created in the 1275 statute Scandalum Magnatum (scandal of magnates).