Beschreibung:
This volume examines how the concept of reputation changes to reflect social, political, economic, cultural and technological developments and is a central concept in defamation law. The author conceptualizes reputation as a media construct and explains how reputation as celebrity is of great contemporary relevance at this point in the history of defamation law.
Introduction; Part I PART I; Chapter 1 Post on Reputation; Chapter 2 The Historical Foundations of the Concept of Reputation; Chapter 3 The Basic Principles of Liability for Defamation; Part II PART II; Chapter 4 Reputation as Property; Chapter 5 Reputation as Honour; Chapter 6 Reputation as Honour; Chapter 7 Reputation as Dignity; Part III PART III; Chapter 8 Reputation as Celebrity;