| 摘要 | 第3-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ. Introduction | 第12-19页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ. Literature Review | 第19-23页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ. The history and development of defamation law in UK, US, SouthKorea and Japan | 第23-54页 |
| 1. The history and development of defamation law in the UK | 第23-32页 |
| 2. The history and development of defamation law in the US | 第32-42页 |
| 3. The history and development of defamation law in the South Korea | 第42-50页 |
| 4. The history and development of defamation law in Japan | 第50-54页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ. The history and development of public figure in defamation cases | 第54-81页 |
| 1. The history and development of public figure in the US | 第54-61页 |
| 2. The history and development of public figure in the UK | 第61-68页 |
| 3. The history and development of public figure in South Korea | 第68-74页 |
| 4. The history and development of public figure in Japan | 第74-81页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ. Methodological approaches of different countries towards publicfigure in defamation cases | 第81-122页 |
| 1. US approach towards public figure in defamation cases | 第82-91页 |
| a. The Fault Standard | 第83-84页 |
| b. Burden of Proof | 第84-85页 |
| c. Scope of Application | 第85-91页 |
| 2. UK approach towards public figure in defamation cases | 第91-100页 |
| 3. South Korean approach towards public figure in defamation cases | 第100-105页 |
| 4. Japanese approach towards public figure in defamation cases | 第105-111页 |
| 5. Defense of the US approach towards public figure in defamation cases | 第111-122页 |
| a. In the clash between free expression and public figure's reputation, free expression is more important | 第112-117页 |
| b. The purpose for the US attitude towards public figure in defamation cases is to prevent the chilling effect on the media | 第117-118页 |
| c. The US attitude towards public figure in defamation cases can better realize equality and encourage better news | 第118-120页 |
| d. The US attitude towards public figure in defamation cases does not bring the possible negative impact on professional reporting and reputation protection | 第120-122页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ. Lessons to be learned from the US on the revision of the defamationlaw in China | 第122-154页 |
| 1 The status quo in China concerning defamation cases involving public figure | 第122-138页 |
| a. The Legal Framework in China | 第123-133页 |
| b. The defamation cases especially public figure cases in China | 第133-138页 |
| 2 The root causes leading to the current situation in China | 第138-146页 |
| a. No distinction of the plaintiff's identity | 第139-140页 |
| b. Lack of defenses for the media | 第140-143页 |
| c. Judicial procedure problem | 第143-145页 |
| d. Burden of proof | 第145-146页 |
| 3 Suggestions on the revision of the defamation law in China | 第146-154页 |
| Chapter Ⅶ.Conclusion | 第154-160页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第160-162页 |
| Bibliography | 第162-175页 |
| Books | 第162-165页 |
| Articles | 第165-171页 |
| Laws | 第171-172页 |
| Cases | 第172-175页 |
