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Blasphemous libel, the Glossary

Blasphemous libel was originally an offence under the common law of England.^[1]

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Anglican Church of Canada

The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC or ACoC) is the province of the Anglican Communion in Canada.

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Blasphemy

Blasphemy refers to an insult that shows contempt, disrespect or lack of reverence concerning a deity, an object considered sacred, or something considered inviolable.

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A blasphemy law is a law prohibiting blasphemy, which is the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence to a deity, or sacred objects, or toward something considered sacred or inviolable.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charte canadienne des droits et libertés), often simply referred to as the Charter in Canada, is a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada, forming the first part of the Constitution Act, 1982.

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CBC News

CBC News is a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.ca.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Common law offence

Common law offences are crimes under English criminal law, the related criminal law of some Commonwealth countries, and under some U.S. state laws. Blasphemous libel and Common law offence are common law offences in England and Wales.

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Constitution of Ireland

The Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann) is the fundamental law of Ireland.

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Cox's Criminal Cases

Cox's Criminal Cases are a series of law reports of cases decided from 1843 to 26 June 1941.

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Crimes Act 1961

The Crimes Act 1961 is an act of New Zealand Parliament that forms a leading part of the criminal law in New Zealand.

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Criminal Code (Canada)

The Criminal Code (Code criminel) is a law that codifies most criminal offences and procedures in Canada.

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Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which makes significant changes in many areas of the criminal justice system in England and Wales and, to a lesser extent, in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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Criminal libel

Criminal libel is a legal term, of English origin, which may be used with one of two distinct meanings, in those common law jurisdictions where it is still used. Blasphemous libel and Criminal libel are Defamation.

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Defamation

Defamation is a communication that injures a third party's reputation and causes a legally redressable injury. Blasphemous libel and Defamation are communication of falsehoods.

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Department of Justice (Canada)

The Department of Justice (Ministère de la Justice) is a department of the Government of Canada that represents the Canadian government in legal matters.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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England and Wales

England and Wales is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom.

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Global News

Global News is the news and current affairs division of the Canadian Global Television Network.

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Governor General of Canada

The governor general of Canada (gouverneure générale du Canada) is the federal representative of the.

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House of Commons of Canada

The House of Commons of Canada (Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada.

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Indictable offence

In many common law jurisdictions (e.g. England and Wales, Ireland, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore), an indictable offence is an offence which can only be tried on an indictment after a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is a prima facie case to answer or by a grand jury (in contrast to a summary offence).

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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a multilateral treaty that commits nations to respect the civil and political rights of individuals, including the right to life, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, electoral rights and rights to due process and a fair trial.

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James Fitzjames Stephen

Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, 1st Baronet, KCSI (3 March 1829 – 11 March 1894) was an English lawyer, judge, writer, and philosopher.

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Law Commission (England and Wales)

In England and Wales the Law Commission (Comisiwn y Gyfraith) is an independent law commission set up by Parliament by the Law Commissions Act 1965 to keep the law of England and Wales under review and to recommend reforms.

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Law of Libel Amendment Act 1888

The Law of Libel Amendment Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 64) was an act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, clarifying and "amplifying" the defence of qualified privilege (and potentially a degree of absolute privilege, though this was not made clear in the statute itself) in cases involving the verbatim reproduction of court proceedings, the minutes of select committees, police notices or various other specifically recognised kinds of meetings, which had, in vaguer terms, been laid out in the Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1881.

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Libel Act 1792

The Libel Act 1792This short title was conferred by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule (32 Geo. 3. c. 60) (also known as Fox's Act) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.

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Libel Act 1843

The Libel Act 1843, commonly known as Lord Campbell's Libel Act, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1792

This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the year 1792.

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Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

The minister of justice and attorney general of Canada is a dual-role portfolio in the Canadian Cabinet.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.

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Parliament of Canada

The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada) is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the King, the Senate, and the House of Commons.

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Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006

The Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 (c. 1) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which creates an offence in England and Wales of inciting hatred against a person on the grounds of their religion.

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Religion

Religion is a range of social-cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relate humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements—although there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion.

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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Senate of Canada

The Senate of Canada (Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada.

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Six Acts

Following the Peterloo Massacre on 16 August 1819, the government of the United Kingdom acted to prevent any future disturbances by the introduction of new legislation, the so-called Six Acts aimed at suppressing any meetings for the purpose of radical reform.

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Supreme Court of Ireland

The Supreme Court of Ireland (Cúirt Uachtarach na hÉireann) is the highest judicial authority in Ireland.

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Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland

The Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution is an amendment to the constitution of Ireland which removed the constitution's requirement to criminalise "publication or utterance of blasphemous matter".

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United Nations Human Rights Committee

The United Nations Human Rights Committee is a treaty body composed of 18 experts, established by a 1966 human rights treaty, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

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42nd Canadian Parliament

The 42nd Canadian Parliament was in session from December 3, 2015, to September 11, 2019, with the membership of its lower chamber, the House of Commons of Canada, having been determined by the results of the 2015 federal election held on October 19, 2015, and thirty new appointees to its Upper House, the Senate of Canada.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemous_libel

Blasphemous libel, the Glossary

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See also

Blasphemy law

Common law offences in England and Wales

Sedition

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