The View from Down Under: Freedom of the Press in Canada
James Allan
The University of Queensland - T.C. Beirne School of Law
December 14, 2012
Abstract:
The author considers the state of freedom of the press in Canada from an Australian perspective. He argues that Australia looks at least as good as Canada on this front, even though Australia has no national bill of rights and Canada has its Charter of Rights.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 16
Keywords: hate speech, defamation bills of rights, Charter of Rights, free speech, freedom of the press
working papers series
Suggested Citation
Allan, James, The View from Down Under: Freedom of the Press in Canada (December 14, 2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2189250 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2189250
