A crisis of democratic accountability: public libel law and the checking function of the press

Thesis

This thesis undertakes a comparative analysis of public libel law in the United States, Australia, Britain, New Zealand, and Canada. It is comprised of nine chapters structured around four interrelated themes. Part A introduces the problem of public libel law. After outlining its main sources and principles in our five comparators, Chapter One concludes by highlighting a more troubling concern than presently acknowledged in constitutional law scholarship. That is, the recent liberalisation...

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Authors: Stephenson, R

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford