Author: Lawrence McNamara
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199231451
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
The idea that the law of defamation protects people's reputation is axiomatic, yet there is no coherent legal definition of the concept of reputation. This book develops a new theory of reputation through a comparative analysis of how courts in England, the United States and other common law countries have responded to shifting attitudes towards moral values and developed new tests for what should count as 'defamatory'.