Libel in Europe
Definition of Libel
Defamation (q.v.) by means of writing, print, or some permanent form. It is a tort actionable without proof of special damage. It is also a crime if it tends to promote a breach of the peace. It is a defence to an action for libel (1) that there was no publication and therefore no defamation ; (2) that the words used were incapable of a defamatory meaning ; (3) that the words used were true in substance and in fact (justification) ; (4) that the publication was privileged. Privilege may be absolute or qualified, and qualified privilege may be lost by proof of express or actual malice (q.v.).
A public libel is one which tends to produce evil consequences to society, because it is blasphemous, obscene, or seditious. The publication of such a libel is a misdemeanour. See Innuendo ; Campbell v. Spottiswoode ; Harrison v. Bush ; Hulton v. Jones ; Monson v. Tussaud ; Batcliffe v. Evans ; Stockdale v. Hansard ; Vizetelly v. Mudie’s Select Library
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