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Just joking: jest as a defence to defamation

The South African law of defamation seeks to balance the plaintiff's right to reputation against the defendant's right to freedom of expression. Humour complicates this balance because its appreciation is hyper context-dependent and subjective, rendering the line between serious defamatory statement...

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Main Author:	Thompson, Simon
Other Authors:	Boonzaier, Leo
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	Department of Private Law 2024
Subjects:	Private Law
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