Author: Jonathan M. BurchellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The Law of Defamation in South Africa
Author: Jonathan M. BurchellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Foundations of the South African Law of Defamation
Author: RanchodPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004625216
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Foundations of the South African Law of Defamation
Author: Bhadra RanchodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libel and slander
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Law of Defamation in Commonwealth Africa
Author: Jill CottrellPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429837259
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
First published in 1998, this book is an exposition of the law of defamation as it applies in those countries (excluding South Africa). It discusses or refers to hundreds of cases from those jurisdictions, as well as many important precedents from England, analysing the law and discussing how far the courts have developed their own approaches to the law, and to what extent the law reflects the values of traditional society and customary law. It thus shows how the law is being used in a field which is both intensely political and reflects important social interests. Though directed mainly at legal practitioners, teachers and students, therefore, it would be of interest to the media – the defendants in the overwhelming majority of the cases-and to scholars in the social sciences.
Defamation in the Law of South Africa and Ceylon
Author: A. Ranjit B. AmerasinghePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libel and slander
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
The Law of Defamation (libel and Slander) in South Africa
Author: Manfred NathanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libel and slander
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
South Africa's Media Defamation Law in a Constitutional, Digital Age
Author: Helene EloffPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The rights to freedom of expression and dignity do not discriminate and apply equally to all South Africans. There was a time when the ability to impart information on a large scale belonged to a tiny percentage of society. Prior to the 1990s the media were South Africa's gatekeepers of information in the public interest. Today, regular South Africans who are not affiliated with the media have information publication and distribution abilities that exceed that of traditional media sources such as newspapers and magazines. The ability to damage reputations on a large scale was previously unique to the media. Today, any person can ruin another's reputation with the click of a button. Although media members and regular persons are equally able to defame, the law still distinguishes between media defendants and non-media defendants in defamation cases based largely on the powerful position and exclusive abilities the media once held. The differentiation affects liability in terms of the presumptions of wrongfulness and fault that arise where defamation occurred. In order to disprove the presumption of wrongfulness where defamation occurred, media defendants may use the exclusive defence of 'reasonable publication'. By proving that they had acted reasonably in publishing the defamatory content, media members can evade liability. In order to be held at fault for defaming, media members need only have been negligent, whereas intention is required on the part of non-media defendants. The law of defamation balances the rights to freedom of expression and human dignity in a way that must be constitutionally justifiable.
Foundations of the South African law of defamation
Author: Foundations of the South African law of defamation. Proefschrift, etc
Author: Bhadra RanchodDefamation and Freedom of Speech
Author: Dario MiloPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
The book examines the law of defamation, and argues that it must be reformed in a number of ways in order to balance two important constitutional rights, the right to reputation and the right to freedom of expression. The book analyses how far the media and others should be entitled to go in reporting on important matters of public interest in society, such as corruption and misconduct in public office. It also examines where the line should be drawn between a public figure's public and private life.