Can the federal and state government sue an individual for defamation?
Defamation's purpose is to protect one's reputation from harm where a statement is published which refers to them and would lower their reputation in the minds of right-thinking members of society. Defamation takes two forms: slander which is a transitory statement, or libel, which is a st...
Main Authors: | Shair Mohamad, Mohd Akram, Kamarudin, Abdul Rani |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Lexis Nexis
2017
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/56079/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/56079/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/56079/1/Can_the_Federal_and_State_Government_Sue%20MLJ2017.pdf |
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