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Internet
Specific Cases, CyberLaw: Libel and Suppression, Cyberlibel, Cyberlibel: Innocent Dissemination on the Internet, Defamation and the Internet, Defamation Havens, Defamation in Canadian Cyberspace, Defamation on the Internet, Legal Pitfalls in Cyberspace: Defamation on Comput, Libel and Defamation in the Information Age, Online Defamation
Specific Cases
David John Cadwell Irving v. Penguin Books Ltd. &a, Hamilton v. Al Fayed, Hustler Magazine v Jerry Falwell, John Peter Zenger Trial, Media Defamation.org, New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, Reynolds v. Times Newspapers Limited and Others
Basics of Minnesota Defamation Law
General information provided by an attorney based in Minneapolis.
Defamation
Excerpt from David Hurd's Employee Survival Handbook covering defamation in the workplace.
Defamation Act 1996
Complete text of the official legislation for the UK.
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.
English Libel Law and the E.U. Provisions Governin
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."
Foreign Libel, Slander and Defamation Cases
Summaries of cases from countries outside the U.S.
If You Can't Say Something Nice, Don't S
David Flint's paper covers defamation, civil liberties, and self-regulation, and cites relevant case law from both the US and the UK.
It's a Small World After All: Emerging Protec
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.
Lords Urged to Ease Libel Law for Political Report
"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]
Media Libel
Overview of libel, transcripts of notable cases, and hypothetical scenarios of cases to test readers' comprehension of libel law.
New South Wales Law Reform Commission: Defamation
Complete text of the Commission's report.
NewsDesk-UK: This is Libel
Overview of British libel law for the general reader.
The Future of Libel Law and Independent Appellate
Originally published in Cornell Law Review by Gary A. Paranzino.
Unfettered Press: Libel Law in the United States
An overview of libel law from the perspective of journalists and the media.