UK libel law stifles free expression
Commentary Sheikh Khalid bin Mahfouz, one of the world’s richest men, has made an academic publisher withdraw a controversial book. But it is the UK libel system that allows the rich and powerful to stifle investigation, writes Padraig Reidy, news editor of Index on Censorship. (Sept. 7, 2007) Commentary Sheikh Khalid bin Mahfouz, one of…
Commentary
Sheikh Khalid bin Mahfouz, one of the world’s richest men, has made an academic publisher withdraw a controversial book. But it is the UK libel system that allows the rich and powerful to stifle investigation, writes Padraig Reidy, news editor of Index on Censorship. (Sept. 7, 2007)
Commentary
Sheikh Khalid bin Mahfouz, one of the world’s richest men, has made an academic publisher withdraw a controversial book. But it is the UK libel system that allows the rich and powerful to stifle investigation, writes Padraig Reidy, news editor of Index on Censorship. (Sept. 7, 2007)
