Rogier versus Jottrand : dure beledigingen in de Belgische opiniepers (1861-1863)
The Belgian Constitution guaranteed political liberty, exemplified by the mandatory competence of the jury for judging political and press offences. However, the constitution did not literally mention quasi-delicts. In 1861, liberal statesman Charles Rogier was insulted by the ultramontanist Catholic newspaper Le Journal de Bruxelles. He sued the newspaper’s printer under tort law, and obtained a considerable amount of damages, bypassing the jury. Progressive radical lawyer Lucien Jottrand, former member of the Constituent Assembly, argued at length that the constitution exclusively reserved c... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Schlagwörter: | Law and Political Science |
Sprache: | Niederländisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26962467 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8714193 |