In this webinar for Canadian scholars at any stage of their careers, presenters Stéphane Émard-Chabot, Jennifer Andrews and Chantal Richard provide an overview of the legal principles and processes used to assess defamation in the context of academic work.
Supplementary reading material:
An Introduction to Defamation Law: A resource for Canadian Scholars.
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