The Deficiency in Defamation Laws in Northern Ireland and the Protection of Human Rights 

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Legislation  

The Defamation Act 1952, s 18(2) 

The Defamation Act 1996, s 18(3) 

The Defamation Act (NI) 1955 

The Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021 

The Human Rights Act 1998 

Table of Cases 

Elliot v Flanagan [2016] NIQB 8 

Reynolds v Times Newspapers Ltd [2001] 2 AC 127 

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Anthony, Helen “A Final Report on the Problems Created by Defamation Procedure with Recommendations for Change” (The Alternative Libel Project, Mar 2012) <https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wpcontent/uploads/2019/11/Alternative_Libel_Project_FinalMarch2012.pdf> accessed 21 Nov 2021 

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