LIBEL SHOULD BE DECRIMINALIZED LEGAL RESEARCH PAPER Submitted to: Atty. Jill Marie Lopez By: Lorenz Corpus Gerald Dimalaluan Dayne Espiritu Neil Eustaquio Ces Francisco Darcee Galleon Jason Gavina Midi Gentica Regina Gomez Carlo Ilano Noel Illescas Nadia Karim Angelo Lajarca Group 2‚ 1D SY 2010-11 table of contents I. Definition of Libel 3 II. Defenses in Libel 5 III. Arguments for Decriminalizing Libel 8 IV. Bills for
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1. Was the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 a mistake? The invasion of Iraq is considered by many analysts and historians as a one of the largest military mistakes ever made by the United States. American while maintaining the embargo against Iraq‚ benefited from the repressive government of Saddam Hussein. American attempted to conduct a massive overwhelming invasion into Iraq‚ and rapidly shift to a “Policing Action” still grounded in the “You break it‚ you buy it” mentality that has driven American
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Libel and Slander Libel and slander are very important to each and every court case. By having this defamation‚ it helps you decide whether someone is guilty or not guilty. Libel means that the actuation is written down somewhere and slander means that it is spoken out loud. To have this kind of case the material needs to be offending someone and false either by word of mouth or if it published somewhere. The most important defense to a libel or slander case is someone telling the truth‚ which
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Government Invasion of Privacy Gregory A Stecklow ENG 122 Instructor: Anthony Baker 12 November‚ 2012 Facebook has become the largest social media site with over 1 billion active users as of September 14‚ 2012. Of those 1 billion users on average for June 2012‚ 552 million were considered daily active users. (Potalinski‚ Oct 4‚ 2012) The world has gone crazy with social media. The ability to update one’s status on anything that has an internet connection has been enhanced through technological
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------------------------------------------------- Libel Laws of the Philippines Under Article 353 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines‚ libel is defined as a public and malicious imputation of a crime‚ or of a vice or defect‚ real or imaginary‚ or any act‚ omission‚ condition‚ status or circumstance tending to discredit or cause the dishonor or contempt of a natural or juridical person‚ or to blacken the memory of one who is dead. Thus‚ the elements of libel are: (a) imputation of a discreditable act
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One of the most important ethical concerns about using EMR is patient’s privacy. Since many people can access patient’s information easily in health care‚ it is important to set rules to avoid breaching patient’s privacy. As Kopala and Mitchell stated‚ “Determining who can and should oversee‚ protect the record‚ and make decisions about release of a patient’s healthcare information can be a struggle for healthcare providers and institutions” (2011‚ p. 85). The issue with confidentiality is more
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knowledge about the public‚ without regard for user privacy. In severe cases‚ companies gain credit card information or social security numbers‚ often resulting in identity theft. The article “Extra Sensory Perception‚” discusses new technology that would work to increase user privacy. In the novel‚ Through the Looking Glass‚ an outside narrator‚ looks in at the main character‚ Alice’s‚ thoughts. In both of these sources‚ a common theme is privacy‚ defined as freedom from unauthorized intrusions.
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General opinion about privacy can be debatable from one individual to another. Some people may overpass it and say‚ “I have nothing to hide‚” but others may set a high bar for public to know about their personal life. To understand more about what privacy is‚ Melanie Brodnik‚ in her book quote Pozgar definition that a person right to privacy is‚ the right to be free from unwarranted publicity and exposure to public view‚ as well as the right to live one’s life without having one’s name‚ picture
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1. The BG News publishes an article that says the journalism department in the School of Communication Studies arbitrarily decides which professors will get merit raises and fails to keep good accounting records of department expenses. The department decides to sue the BG News for libel. An important element of the case will be: 1. Whether the department is large enough for the professors to be identified in connection with the defamation. 2. Whether Dr. Ekstrand deserves the biggest raise
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LIBEL "Libel is committed when defamatory matter is published in permanent form or in a form which is deemed to be permanent. Defamation published by spoken word or in some other transitory form is slander." The classic definition of libel is a publication without justification or lawful excuse which is calculated to injure the reputation of another by exposing him to hatred‚ contempt or ridicule. Libel and slander are legal claims for false statements of fact about a person that are printed
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