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Time to change defamation laws

Recent decisions on defamation suits against the media and the huge awards bring to question what should be the proper balance between media freedom and protection of individual’s reputation in a constitutional democracy.

Defamation law protects an individual’s reputation or feelings from unwarranted attacks especially from false statements.

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