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Introduction: Reputation, Celebrity and Defamation Law

David Rolph
University of Sydney - Faculty of Law

David Rolph, REPUTATION, CELEBRITY AND DEFAMATION LAW, pp. 1-15, Ashgate: Aldershot and Burlington, 2008
Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 09/41

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The concept of reputation is the central legal interest protected by the tort of defamation but is comparatively undertheorised in defamation jurisprudence. This book contributes to the analysis of reputation. The introduction to this book examines why it is important to analyse the concept of reputation. It reviews the meanings and importantly the value ascribed to reputation by judges and academics. It also outlines the overall structure and the argument of the book.

Keywords: tort, defamation, media law, reputation, celebrity

JEL Classifications: K10, K13, K30

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Date posted: June 02, 2009 ; Last revised: June 02, 2009

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Rolph, David, Introduction: Reputation, Celebrity and Defamation Law. David Rolph, REPUTATION, CELEBRITY AND DEFAMATION LAW, pp. 1-15, Ashgate: Aldershot and Burlington, 2008; Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 09/41. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1409933

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David Rolph (Contact Author)

University of Sydney - Faculty of Law ( email )

Faculty of Law Building, F10
The University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW 2006
Australia