The Law of Defamation in DSouth Africa - Burchell 1985

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The fundamental right of freedom of expression and the venerable legal remedy for impaired reputation often conflict in modern society. It is the function of the law of defamation to find the fragile, and often elusive, balance between free expression and protection of reputation. Many of the tensions that pervade the law of delict as a whole are reflected in the South African law of defamation. The law of defamation has provided the battleground for a conflict between the proponents of the major theories of dilectual liability. The full range of liability based on intention, negligence and no-fault principles is to be found within the law of defamation. This text should be useful to anyone involved in the public sector or communications.