Sexual Slander in Nineteenth-Century England : Defamation in The Ecclesiastical Courts, 1815-1855 /

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Until 1855, slanderous language was punishable in Britain's ecclesiastical courts. Waddams shows how the law worked not only in theory but in practice. The evidence of the witnesses supplies fascinating details of day-to-day events.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Waddams, S. M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 2000.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Kerkelijke rechtspraak.
Laster.
Women > Social conditions.
Libel and slander.
Ecclesiastical courts.
LAW > Legal History.
RELIGION > Christian Church > Canon & Ecclesiastical Law.
Femmes > Angleterre > Conditions sociales > 19e siecle.
Tribunaux ecclesiastiques > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Diffamation > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Women > England > Social conditions > 19th century.
Ecclesiastical courts > England > History > 19th century.
Libel and slander > England > History > 19th century.
England.
Livres numeriques.
History.
e-books.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Until 1855, slanderous language was punishable in Britain's ecclesiastical courts. Waddams shows how the law worked not only in theory but in practice. The evidence of the witnesses supplies fascinating details of day-to-day events.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (384 pages): illustrations, facsimiles, map
ISBN:9781442679856

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