An evaluation of the constitutionality of the common law crime of criminal defamation

The challenge in the law of defamation lies in finding the appropriate balance between the two competing rights of freedom of expression and an unimpaired reputation. From Roman and Roman-Dutch law into the modern era, criminal and civil defamation have been very closely linked. The elements and def...

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Main Author: Fischer, Carl Frederich
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10948/749