(Supreme Court of Canada) The publication of defamatory statements ‘constitutes an invasion of the individual’s personal privacy and is an affront to that person’s dignity’.
Judges:
La Forest, L’Heureux-Dube, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ
Citations:
1995 CanLII 59 (S.C.C.)
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Jurisdiction:
Canada
Cited by:
Cited – Panday v Gordon PC 5-Oct-2005
(Trinidad and Tobago) A senior politician had accused an opponent of pseudo-racism. The defendant asserted that he had a defence under the constitution, allowing freedom of political speech.
Held: The appeal failed. The statements were . .
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Commonwealth
Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.230975
