Abstract
Australia's current 'History Wars' raise questions about what happened in the past - these questions have special significance for the law - libel case regarding Holocaust denial, Irving v Lipstadt - possibility of a defamation action in the History Wars - how history and historians are subjected to legal judgment - use and misuse of postmodernism and relativism - role of law and legal judgment in the transmission and construction of national memory.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 353-394 |
| Number of pages | 42 |
| Journal | Sydney Law Review |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |