Defamation and Freedom of Speech argues that fundamental rules and procedures of defamation law need to be reformed to take into account the dual importance of public interest speech, on the one hand, and the right to human dignity on the other. In particular, the presumptions that defamatory allegations are false and have caused damage, the principle of strict liability, and the availability of punitive damages, cannot survive constitutional scrutiny.

Dario Milo's new book on defamation completes a remarkable trio of books published over the last five years, all of which embody an original re-examination of some or other aspect of defamation law.

This concise treatise on defamation is both lucid and comprehensive. Statutory developments, including the implementation of the Defamation Act 1996, are incorporated and there is a full discussion of the various cases where aspects of the common law relating to defamation have been examined. Where the law is uncertain, the authors suggest a solution which in their view accords with principle.

The book review can be found on the New Law Journal website, but access is restricted by a paywall. 

The above book review can also be accessed from Student Law Journal.

This is a book is a leading text on English defamation law, containing definitive coverage of the substantive law of defamation, practice and procedure, remedies and a wealth of key case law.

Reputations are extremely important in modern society.  Many people place great emphasis on their reputation saying things like "my word is my bond."  It is therefore fundamental for such an important area of law like defamation that it has a heavyweight text like Gatley on Libel and Slander to guide the reader through the intricacies of this topical, fascinating and complex area of law.

The above book review can also be found on the Cambridge University Press website.

The new Fourth Edition of Sack of Defamation gives you the latest insight into how the law of defamation, invasion of privacy, and related torts are affected by the Internet and other electronic media, including such questions as how the institutional press versus non-traditional media defendants will be treated by the courts and to what extent new electronic media will have an effect on defamation litigation.

The book review can be found on HeinOnline, but access is restricted. 

The book can be found on the Oxford University Press website, but access is restricted by a paywall. 

A book review of Reputation and Defamation, by Lawrence McNamara.

Based on empirical research involving interviews with defamation lawyers, as well as journalists, editors, and producers, this book provides a comparative examination of defamation liability standards and their impact on the media’s ability to report on matters of public examination. The interviews span a twelve-year time frame during which there were significant developments in the affected countries (Australia, the United States and Great Britain) including extensions of qualified privilege in the Reynolds (Great Britain) and Lange (Australia) decisions.

This was the first text to analyse comprehensively the application of common law principles of defamation law to material published online. It quickly became the standard text for media and information technology practitioners and students seeking to understand this novel area of the law.

This is a review of Matthew Collins' book, ‘The Law of Defamation and the Internet’.

While this book covers a spectrum of subjects related to media law, such as censorship, contempt of court and parliamentary privilege, privacy, copyright, advertising, it also had an incisive chapter on defamation law.  Diwan gives a broad understanding of the law of defamation in India – its various aspects and defences.

The book can be found on the Delhi law house book shop but access is restricted by a paywall. 

The book can be purchased from amazon.in.

The book – Battle for Freedom of Press in India – is an academician’s record of different phases of the ill-advised move to get the Defamation Bill passed, the debates over the issue, the relevant views of politicians, journalists and lawyers and the circumstances of its withdrawal.

Ratanlal & Dhirajlal’s commentary on the Indian Penal Code has devoted an entire chapter (Chapter XXI) to a detailed discussion on the crime of defamation as laid down in Sections 499 to 502 of the Indian Penal Code. While they exhaustively discuss case law and principles relating to the crime of defamation, the authors suggest the de-criminalization of defamation, and the deletion of this chapter from the IPC.

Dr. Hari Singh Gour’s exhaustive commentary on the penal law in India has, in its 4th volume, a long treatise on the offence of defamation and its exceptions.