Sexual slander in nineteenth-century england: defamation in the ecclesiastical courts, 1815-1855
Auteur :
Waddams, S.M.
Éditeur :
University of Toronto Press
ISBN :
9780802047502
Date de publication :
13 juin 2000
Dimensions :
23,5 x 16,0 x 3,0 cm
Poids :
674 g
Format :
With printed dust jacket
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Canada
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.