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Peer reviewedKeeton, W. Page – Texas Law Review, 1976
The English and American defamation principles are compared, including the various privileges to defame and defenses to liability. The author, a professor of law in torts, suggests that the law of defamation can be simplified without upsetting the proper balance between protecting personal reputations and encouraging the free interchange of ideas.…
Descriptors: American Culture, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Cultural Context
