Antoniou, Alexandros and Akrivos, Dimitris (2024) Homosexuality, defamatory meaning, and reputational injury in English law. In: Diverse Voices in Tort Law. Bristol University Press/ Polity Press, pp. 175-200. ISBN 978-1529231601. Official URL: https://doi.org/10.51952/9781529231632.ch009
Antoniou, Alexandros and Akrivos, Dimitris (2024) Homosexuality, defamatory meaning, and reputational injury in English law. In: Diverse Voices in Tort Law. Bristol University Press/ Polity Press, pp. 175-200. ISBN 978-1529231601. Official URL: https://doi.org/10.51952/9781529231632.ch009
Antoniou, Alexandros and Akrivos, Dimitris (2024) Homosexuality, defamatory meaning, and reputational injury in English law. In: Diverse Voices in Tort Law. Bristol University Press/ Polity Press, pp. 175-200. ISBN 978-1529231601. Official URL: https://doi.org/10.51952/9781529231632.ch009
Abstract
This chapter examines how English defamation law treats false imputations of homosexuality before and after the 2013 libel reforms. It explores the evolution of dominant societal norms, key events and pieces of legislation that shaped the trajectory of the LGBT movement in England and Wales, and evaluates the extent to which, if at all, reputational harm for being misidentified as gay or lesbian should be legally recognised.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Libel; Defamatory meaning; Torts; Tort law; Harm; LGBT; Homosexuality |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Essex Law School |
| SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Dec 2023 10:13 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Mar 2024 19:14 |
| URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/35810 |
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