The Role of Truth in Italian versus American Defamation Law
Italian law, unlike American law, does not require defamatory speech to be false. Above: Truth and Mercy by Pompeo Batoni, circa 1745. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. In American defamation … Continue reading
March 11, 2015 · Leave a comment
Defamation Lawsuits, Attacks on Journalists Bring Down Italy’s 2015 Press Freedom Ranking
Above: Italy ranks worse than most of its neighbors, including several EU-hopeful Balkan states, in Reporters Without Borders’ latest global press freedom survey. White states are ranked the highest, followed … Continue reading
March 4, 2015 · 2 Comments
Photo of the Month: January 2015
I took this month’s photos on a visit to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to learn about constitutional development and rule of law in a post-conflict society. The … Continue reading
January 31, 2015 · 2 Comments
Fulbright Year Italy 