Amponsah, Peter N. 1961-

Libel law, political criticism, and defamation of public figures the United States, Europe, and Australia / [electronic resource] : Peter N. Amponsah. - New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2004. - vii, 230 p. - Law and society . - Law and society (New York, N.Y.) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-221) and index.

Political speech and the concept of democracy -- Philosophy of free speech -- Historical analysis of the four jurisdictions -- Synthesis of political speech cases in the four jurisdictions -- Conclusion : convergence of political speech protections.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Libel and slander.
Freedom of speech.

Public figures


Electronic books.

K930 / .A957 2004

342.08/53