Reputation, Celebrity and Defamation Law

Dr David Rolph is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney Faculty of Law, specialising in torts, media law and intellectual property. He has published extensively in these areas in refereed journals. His principal area of research interest is defamation law.

• Introduction; Part I PART I; Chapter 1 Post on Reputation; Chapter 2 The Historical Foundations of the Concept of Reputation; Chapter 3 The Basic Principles of Liability for Defamation; Part II PART II; Chapter 4 Reputation as Property; Chapter 5 Reputation as Honour; Chapter 6 Reputation as Honour; Chapter 7 Reputation as Dignity; Part III PART III; Chapter 8 Reputation as Celebrity;

’Adding the concept of celebrity to property, honour and dignity as the three concepts of reputation identified by Robert Post, Dr Rolph’s research goes far beyond a consideration of legal principles and encompasses historical and sociological analysis. His argument breaks new ground and he is to be warmly congratulated.' James L.R. Davis, The Australian National University, Australia