Great news: criminal libel case in France against Joe Weiler is dismissed
Journal Editor Wins Libel Case Over Negative Book Review March 3, 2011, 1:49 pm A journal editor who was sued in France for criminal libel because of a negative book review has won his case, Continue Reading
Blasphemy from ancient Greece to modern Ireland
Earlier this week, I had the great good fortune to attend an enjoyable lecture presented by the, Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin. It was Blasphemy: Historical anachronism or modern Continue Reading
Birthday Times
The above image is the front page of the first ever Times newspaper, first published as the Universal Daily Register on 1 January 1785. From today's Times Online: The Times Continue Reading
The last Irish case on criminal libel
Yesterday's Irish Times reminds me of an interesting High Court judgment handed down early in the Summer. It's called Dennehy v Independent Star Ltd trading as The Irish Daily Star Newspaper IEHC Continue Reading
FoE in the EHRLR
The current issue of the European Human Rights Law Review ( 3 EHRLR | table of contents (pdf) | hat tip ECHR blog) contains a wonderful piece by my colleague Dr Ewa Komorek entitled "Is Media Continue Reading
Blasphemy provisions clash with Constitution
In today's Irish Times, a piece by yours truly under the above headline: Blasphemy provisions clash with Constitution The President has very few unconstrained powers, and the Council of State Continue Reading
Is Lady Chatterley’s Lover obscene?
No, at least so far as the law is concerned. But after its initial publication in 1928, it was not until the 1960s that litigation in the US and the UK allowed it to become generally available. An Continue Reading
Another twist in the tale of the Defamation Bill
The saga of the Defamation Bill, 2006 is not over yet. Article 26 of Bunreacht na hÉireann (the Irish Constitution) allows the President, after consultation with Council of State, to refer a Bill to Continue Reading
Hi there! Thanks for dropping by. I'm Eoin O'Dell, and this is my blog: Cearta.ie - the Irish for rights.
