Comments on: Cowengate and seditious libel

By: cearta.ie » Cowengate caricatures “didn’t bother” Cowen: why the fuss?

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:55:14 +0000

[...] just what was all the fuss [...]

By: cearta.ie » Cowengate: no use crying over spilt milk

cearta.ie » Cowengate: no use crying over spilt milk — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:08:08 +0000

[...] Volokh here and here, and Rick Hasen; hat tip: Media Law Prof Blog). Meanwhile, in an echo of my speculation about whether the caricatures constitute seditious libel, a Thai blogger has been sentenced to ten [...]

By: Eoin

Eoin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:15:58 +0000

Thanks Daithi, for reminding me about what happened to section 35. I have amended the text accordingly. And, of course, I entirely agree with your comment to the Minster about the reasonable publication defence.

By: Daithi

Daithi — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:50:32 +0000

The news is even better in Ireland, if the new Minister doesn’t change his mind: section 35 was taken out in the Seanad (see here) during Lenihan’s reign, and thus right now, the Dáil will be asked to take out seditious/criminal/obscene libel but not to create the gravely-harmful offence. I am horrified to hear that there is a suggestion (discussed in your earlier post) that the reasonable publication defence is now under threat, though. To Dermot Ahern, I say: No, Minister.

By: cearta.ie » Cowengate and Freedom of Expression

cearta.ie » Cowengate and Freedom of Expression — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:43:52 +0000

[...] would not implicate criminal investigation and/or prosecution; update: though the ugly crime of seditious libel might raise its ugly head]. The last time the criminal libel ‘tendency to deprave or [...]