The defamation - a category of value judgment

 
PIIS013207690005891-2-1
DOI10.31857/S013207690005891-2
Publication type Article
Status Published
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Occupation: analyst
Affiliation: Institute for Economic Strategies of the Social Sciences Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow
Journal nameGosudarstvo i pravo
EditionIssue 7
Pages173-178
Abstract

The author considers features of application of such legal category as defamation. The defamation is considered as criminal act in the current legislation. Actually, in practice it is very heavy to identify the given category as it is factual from value judgments. In turn, it is impossible to prove the validity of value judgment. In the international practice the question is considered about decriminalization of defamation. An obligatory element of defamation is distribution of obviously false data dishonouring another person about concrete facts. In the current legislation the defamation is considered as criminal act. The criminal responsibility is excluded, if the person, honesty being mistaken, extends a damaging evidence which do not represent the facts. The defamation category in a criminal plane is insufficiently reasonable. As, it carries subjective value judgment more and is closer to a question on protection of honour, dignity. In turn, it is impossible to prove the validity of value judgment. In the international practice the question is considered about decriminalization of defamation. 

Keywordsdefamation, value judgment, criminal responsibility, freedom of expression, the internet
Received16.07.2019
Publication date27.08.2019
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