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Kommunikationsdeliktsrecht. Eine transnationale Untersuchung am Beispiel des Ehrschutzes

Why is there not just one single global law for cases of defamation in cross-border communication mediums such as the internet? Which courts are to be called on in such cases? And is it permissible to hold an intermediary instead of a content provider liable?

Author
Jan Oster
Date
25 February 2020
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Publisher Mohr Siebeck

[Communication Tort Law. A Transnational Study on the Example of Defamation.]

Published in German.

Why is there not just one single global law for cases of defamation in cross-border communication mediums such as the internet? Which courts are to be called on in such cases? And is it permissible to hold an intermediary instead of a content provider liable? Jan Oster examines these questions in light of German, English, and American law. 

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