CMN 2170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Actual Malice, Phil Mickelson
3 Mar 2016
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The judgment in pridgen vs. university of calgary. An educational institution is inserting itself into the non-acadamic lives of its clients (students) Professor mishra was so worried about her reputation being harmed by that fb postingsshe should have taken these students to court. If you put stuff of fb it"s a publication (libel) Common law of defamation is constitutional and consistent in canada. One of the reasons for rejecting actual malice rule from because common law of defamation is consistent with the charter. The common law of defamation is perfectly capable of balancing. Law deals with criteria to establish criteria for . Fair comment defense that was designed by the courts over a long period of time. The published words (libel) a critical review would be publication words o! Must be expression of an opinion not a statement of fact. o! Opinion is based on facts that are true o! The opinion must be based on facts that are true.
