The 'Fighting Words' Doctrine: Off the First Amendment Canvass and into the Implied Freedom Ring?
9 Pages Posted: 17 Jul 2015
Date Written: January 1, 2005
Abstract
This article critically evaluates the judgments of Gummow, Hayne and Kirby JJ in Coleman v Power where their Honours endorsed an antipodean version of the American "fighting words" doctrine.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Meagher, Dan R., The 'Fighting Words' Doctrine: Off the First Amendment Canvass and into the Implied Freedom Ring? (January 1, 2005). University of New South Wales Law Journal, Vol. 28, No. 3, 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2631329
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