Defamation, libel tourism and the SPEECH Act of 2010
Subtitle: the First Amendment colliding with the common law
By: Harry Melkonian
Publisher: Cambria Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Amherst, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9781604977264
Subjects: Conflict of laws; Libel and slander; Comity of nations
Description: "In this first critical study of the Speech Act, Harry Melkonian not only examines the specifics and likely application of this legislation as well as the underlying phenomenon of libel tourism but also provides a radically new perspective on the incipient convergence of US First Amendment and English common law freedom of speech and defamation principles. Uniquely, the book approaches the concept of convergence from the viewpoint of both doctrinal law and free speech theory and amalgamates the results through application of the traditional law of comity among nations"--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Defamation laws on a collision course : the evolution and convergence of American and English law; title: Did anyone get it right, New York Times or Reynolds? : the defamation : privilege public persons or public issues; title: The Reynolds defence : should it be respected on both sides of the Atlantic?; title: America over-reacts to England's 'nice little earner'; title: The monster in the closet : where does the right to privacy fit within freedom of speech?