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

S.M. Waddams

Published by University of Toronto Press 2000

Sexual Slander in Nineteenth-Century England

Defamation in The Ecclesiastical Courts, 1815-1855

S.M. Waddams

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442679856

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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.

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Waddams S.M. :

Steven Waddams is a professor of law at the University of Toronto.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xv
Introduction: 'Grievous and oppressive to the subjects of this realm' Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: The Law
1. The Common Law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
2. The Ecclesiastical Law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
Part II: The Courts
3. The Courts and Their Officers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
4. Patterns of Litigation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
5. Evidence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
6. Costs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
7. Penance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
Part III: The Cases
8. The Parties Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
9. The Injury Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	130
10. Motives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
11. Consequences Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Postscript: 'A barbarous state of our law' Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Appendices Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
Table of Cases Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	313

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 384

eBook

Published: June 13, 2000
ISBN: 9781442679856