A crisis of democratic accountability : public libel law and the checking function of the press

This thesis undertakes a comparative analysis of public libel law in the United States, Australia, Britain, New Zealand, and Canada. It is comprised of nine chapters structured around four interrelated themes. Part A introduces the problem of public libel law. After outlining its main sources and pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stephenson, Randall
Other Authors: Young, Alison
Published: University of Oxford 2016
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.729894