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If You Can't Say Something Nice, Don't Say Anything
David Flint's paper covers defamation, civil liberties, and self-regulation, and cites relevant case law from both the US and the UK.
http://www.itsecurity.com/papers/p22.htm
H2O Bulletin: Green Light to Forum Shopping for Libel Claims
"Recent cases in England and the United States could have significant consequences for publishers and ISPs based outside England but who publish within the jurisdiction of the English court."
http://www.h2o-law.com/pages/bulletin7.htm
It's a Small World After All: Emerging Protections for the U.S. Media Sued in England
An article by Laura R. Handman and Robert D. Balin that reflects upon the practice of plaintiffs bringing their libel suits into British courts, despite not residing in Britain.
http://www.dwt.com/related_links/adv_bulletins/CMITFall1998USMedia.htm
Foreign Libel, Slander and Defamation Cases
Summaries of cases from countries outside the U.S.
http://www.cptech.org/ecom/jurisdiction/defamation.html
Defamation Act 1996
Complete text of the official legislation for the UK.
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1996/1996031.htm
Basics of Minnesota Defamation Law
General information provided by an attorney based in Minneapolis.
http://www.abbottlaw.com/defamation.html
Defamation Law and Free Speech
Leaflet with information about legal rights and options for action for people who may be threatened by a legal action or who are worried about something they want to say or publish.
http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/dissent/documents/defamation.html
New South Wales Law Reform Commission: Defamation
Complete text of the Commission's report.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/nswlrc/rpt75/
Defamation
Excerpt from David Hurd's Employee Survival Handbook covering defamation in the workplace.
http://www.faceintel.com/defamation.htm
Lords Urged to Ease Libel Law for Political Reports
"Britain's highest court, the House of Lords, was urged yesterday to change the law of libel "where it interferes with the constitutional right to freedom of political expression"". [Guardian Unlimited]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/freedom/Story/0,2763,207789,00.html
English Libel Law and the E.U. Provisions Governing Free Movement of Goods
David F. Dieteman claims that "English defamation law conflicts with E.U. free movement of goods provisions because the massive and unpredictable liabilities of English libel law have "equivalent effect" to restrictions on trade." [PDF]
http://www.mises.org/journals/scholar/Englishlibel.pdf
The Future of Libel Law and Independent Appellate Review: Making Sense of Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.
Originally published in Cornell Law Review (1985) by Gary A. Paranzino.
http://www.paranzino.com/libel.html
NewsDesk-UK: This is Libel
Overview of British libel law for the general reader.
http://www.newsdesk-uk.com/law/libelcheck.shtml
Media Libel
Overview of libel, transcripts of notable cases, and hypothetical scenarios of cases to test readers' comprehension of libel law.
http://www.hfac.uh.edu/comm/media_libel/
Unfettered Press: Libel Law in the United States
An overview of libel law from the perspective of journalists and the media.
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/press/press08.htm
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