File. Libel. Committee on Defamation
- Reference No:
- U DCL/19/2
- Dates:
- 1939-1945
- Description:
- Includes report of the standing committee on community libel from the Board of Deputies of British Jews (BDBJ), calling for protection against group slander; document from the NCCL criticising the state of defamation laws; journal article for the Political Quarterly, titled 'Freedom of Discussion and the Law of Libel'; memorandum from the NCCL challenging the law of defamation; correspondence with the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) discussing the memorandums and defamation law; draft memorandum on the reform of the law of defamation submitted by the NCCL; correspondence between NCCL and the NUJ; correspondence between the NCCL and the BDBJ; transcripts of comments on the law reform memorandum; correspondence discussing the building of a libel case in defence of Jewish businesses; correspondence discussing the rejection of proposed law reforms; correspondence discussing the organising of a meeting to discuss a new proposal; new draft memorandum for the inclusion of religious group libel.
- Format:
- Archive Item
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Language:
- Access Conditions:
- Access will be granted to any accredited reader
- Repository:
- Hull University Archives
- Collection:
-
Records of Liberty (formerly The National Council for Civil Liberties)
