加特利论书面诽谤和口头诽谤

Preface

Table of Cases

Table of Statutes

Table of Statutory Instruments

Table of Civil Procedure Rules

Table of Practice Directions

Table of National Legislation

Table of European and International Conventions and Treaties

Table of European Directives

Table of European Regulations

PART ONE THE DEFAMATORY STATEMENT

1. INTRODUCTION

1. Introductory

2. Defamation and the Law of Torts

2. DEFAMATORY IMPUTATIONS

1. What is Defamatory

2. Standard of Opinion

3. Instances of Defamatory Imputations

3. The Form AND Meaning OF THE DEFAMATORY STATEMENT

1. Form

2. The Distinction Between Libel and Slander

3. Interpretation

4. SLANDERS ACTIONABLE PER SE

1. General

2. Criminal Offences

3. Words Imputing a Contagious Disease

4. Words Calculated to Disparage in any Office, Profession, Calling, Trade or Business

5. Words Imputing Unchastity to Female

5. SLANDER ACTIONABLE ONLY ON PROOF OF SPECIAL DAMAGE

6. PUBLICATION

1. General Principles

2. Publication

3. Particular Publishers and Distributors

4. Republication and Repetition

7. IDENTITY OF THE PERSON DEFAMED

1. Reference to the Claimant

2. Intention to Refer to Claimant

3. Claimant Member of a Class

8. PARTIES: WHO MAY SUE OR BE SUED

1. General

2. Diplomatic Agents and Foreign Sovereigns

3. Foreign Subjects and Companies

4. Bankrupts and Insolvent Companies

5. Minors

6. Married Persons

7. Deceased Persons and Representatives

8. Mentally Disordered and Drunken Persons

9. Corporations and Governmental Bodies

10. Trade Unions

11. Firms

12. Unincorporated Associations

13. Vicarious Liability

9. REMEDIES

I. Compensatory （General） Damages

2. Aggravated Damages

3. Exemplary Damages

4. Multiple Parties

5. Injunctions

PART TWO DEFENCES

10. DEFENCES: GENERAL

11. JUSTIFICATION （TRUTH）

12. FAIR COMMENT

1. Introduction

2. Comment

3. A Matter of Public Interest

4. Concurrent Tortfeasors

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PART THREE OTHER CAUSES OF ACTION AND RELATED MATTERS

PART FOUR THE A CTION

《加特利论书面诽谤和口头诽谤（第11版）》对诽谤法进行了权威详尽的论述指导。包括了专家评论和一个卓越的编辑团队的分析。给实践从业者提供了诽谤法最新的发展，包括实体和程序两方面。
　　对诽谤法领域的有关程序实践原则给出了详尽的论述。
　　讨论了欧洲人权法院的司法程序，1998年人权法的对诽谤法和隐私法的后续影响。包括了其他国家和地区的案例，以及这些案例对英语国家立法和程序方面的关联性，尤其是加拿大，澳大利亚和新西兰的案例。解释了因为发表言论或者图像而引发的案由，例如不正当使用私人信息，骚扰，抗辩以及这些问题的最新案例。
　　观察了1996年诽谤法中程序和抗辩的修改意见；包括日常使用的表格和程序文件。重新探讨了关键法律，还有诽谤法的摘要。