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Defamation Law

Australia

Defamation (AustLII)
Limited selection of links from AustLII

Defamation (NSW)
Report by the NSW Law Reform Commission (Report 75; 1995)

Defamation Law and Free Speech
Leaflet providing '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.' Published November 1996 on the Uni of Wollongong site.

Lange v ABC: The High Court Rethinks the "Constitutionalisation" of Defamation Law
Article in E Law - Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, Vol 5, No 1 (March 1998) by Sally Walker

Legal Practice Briefing - Defamation and Political Discussion
Number 15, 8 November 1994 from the Australian Government Solicitor. It discusses Theophanous (HCA 12 October 1994)

Press Law In Australia
Article on the Australian Press Council site

Cases

Random House Australia Pty Ltd v Abbott (1999) 94 FCR 296; [1999] FCA 1538 (10 November 1999) - libel of politician

Other

Defamation Havens
Article by Brian Martin (in 2000) about the creation of 'defamation havens' for publication on the internet. Includes a couple of Australian case summaries.

Defamation Law in Turmoil: The Challenges Presented by the Internet
This is a refereed article by Professor Russell L Weaver (USA) published in October 2000 in the Journal of Information, Law and Technology. The citation is: Weaver R, 'Defamation Law in Turmoil: The Challenges Presented by the Internet', 2000 (3) The Journal of Information, Law and Technology (JILT).

Defamation on the Internet
Article by Chi Nguyen which includes an overview of defamation law, liability of online services providors and a jurisdictional analysis. Dated Spring 1997

Liability of ISP's for Defamation in the US & Britain: Same Competing Interests, Different Responses
This is a refereed article by Assistant Professor Michael Deturbide (Canada) published in October 2000 in the Journal of Information, Law and Technology. The citation is: Deturbide M, 'Liability of Internet Service Providers for Defamation in the US and Britain: Same Competing Interests, Different Responses', 2000 (3) The Journal of Information, Law and Technology (JILT).