General, Criminal Law, Constitutional law, libel 

"These essays are concerned with the legal and constitutional issues surrounding the Pinochet case and are aimed at all those, whether lawyers or non-lawyers, with an interest in the House of Lords' decision and its implications. The introduction provides a calendar of events and considers the interaction between the courts and the Home Secretary in the extradition process. Thereafter, the book is divided into two parts. The first part critically assesses the suitability of the House of Lords, in the light of Pinochet, as the final court of appeal for constitutional and political cases. Part Two focuses on the wider, international implications. It considers the concept of justice in relation to Pincohet, the internationalization of criminal justice and its conflict with the freedom of states to grant national amnesties, and the decision of the House of Lords to refuse Pinochet, as a former head of state, immunity from prosecution. The three House of Lords judgments on Pinochet are included in an Annex to the essays, enabling the readers to make instance reference to the cases." - from Amazon 

Content:
1. Introduction The Basics of English libel law -- Criminal libel -- Slander -- Malicious falsehood -- Conclusion -- 2. The Common law and political libels in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain: The Stockdale v. Hansard controversy -- Political information -- a narrower perspective -- The English common law in the early democractic era -- An Absolute protection for libellous statements and publications made during debates or proceedings in Parliament -- Conclusion -- 3. American perspectives on political libels in the early democractic era: Kansas -- Coleman v. Maclennan -- Illinois -- Pennsylvania -- Iowa -- An Absolute and constitutional protection for libels of government bodies -- Conclusion -- 4. The English common law in the early years of the Modern Democractic Era: Braddock v. Bevins -- Trade unions as non-political actors -- A Commonwealth innovation? -- The Defamation Act 1952 -- Against informed consent? -- A Radical reform to the common law? Webb v. Times Publishing Truth (NZ) -- Conclusion -- 5. Sullivan v. The New York Times -- The Appeal to the US Supreme Court -- The Judgment -- Extending the doctrine -- Conclusion -- 6. The Sullivan principle in English law: On damages -- Political libels in the 1970s and 1980s -- dynamic and static conceptions of the common law -- The Requirements of the European Convention on Human Rights -- Political defamation and article 10 ECHR -- the second wave of cases -- Conclusion -- 7. English law -- the first phase of reform: The Identity of the plaintiff -- Derbyshire County Council v. Times Newspapers -- Extending the Derbyshire principle -- political parties -- The Heads of damage and quantum of damages -- Conclusion -- making a mess of libel law reform? -- 8. Sullivan v. The New York Times in Australia: Reducing the chilling effect -- A Constitutional obstacle to political libel actions -- From constitutional to common law protection -- Lange v. ABC -- Conclusion -- 9. English law -- the second phase of reform?: Further developments before the ECHR -- The Defamation Act 1996 -- Lange in New Zealand; Reynolds v. Times Newspapers -- 10. Conclusion. 

Includes bibliographical references (185) and index.
Donated by Graham Price.