Defamation laws are an historical relic of the age of nobility and reflect an exact inversion of the core tenet of western jurisprudence, that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty. They retain their historical roots by remaining almost exclusively the tool of the rich and powerful to squelch criticism by the poor and powerless.
Find out more about the ‘The Tort of Defamation’ and its historical roots in this week’s EyeOpener Report with James Corbett.