Truth and Privilege is a comparative study that brings together
legal, constitutional and social history to explore the common
law's diverging paths in two kindred places committed to freedom of
expression but separated by the American Revolution. Comparing Nova
Scotia and Massachusetts, Lyndsay Campbell examines the development
of libel law, the defences of truth and privilege, and the place of
courts as fora for disputes. She contrasts courts' centrality in
struggles over expression and the interpretation of individual
rights in Massachusetts with concerns about defining protective
boundaries for the press and individuals through institutional
design in Nova Scotia. Campbell's rich analysis acts as a lens
through which to understand the role of law in shaping societal
change in the nineteenth century, shedding light on the essential
question we still grapple with today: what should law's role be in
regulating expression we perceive as harmful?
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