Defamation
Subtitle: Comparative Law and Practice
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: UCL Press
Published: March 15, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 431
ISBN-13: 9781844720217
Subjects: Criminal law; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Law; Entertainment; Law / Entertainment; Torts; Comparative; Australia; England; Libel and slander; United States
Description: "Defamation: Comparative Law and Practice offers a timely and original investigation into defamation law and litigation practice in England, Australia and the United States, combining close legal analysis and extensive empirical research to examine central aspects of defamation law. This groundbreaking contribution to legal knowledge will be useful to researchers, academics, students and practitioners working in media and communications law. It will enable lawyers outside the US to make more informed use of US law and commentary and it sets out, in an accessible manner, the intricacies of English and Australian defamation law and practice for US legal readers."--Publisher's website.