Amponsah, Peter Nkrumah.

Libel Law, Political Criticism, and Defamation of Public Figures : The United States, Europe, and Australia. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (238 pages)

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Political Speech and the Concept of Democracy -- 2 Philosophy of Freedom of Speech -- 3 Historical Analysis of the Four Jurisdictions -- 4 Synthesis of Political Speech Cases in the Four Jurisdictions -- 5 Conclusion: Convergence of Political Speech Protections -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

9781593321147


Libel and slander.
Freedom of speech.
Public figures.


Electronic books.

K930 -- .A957 2004eb

342.08/53