Criminal defamation in European states and case law of European Court of Human Rights Criminal defamation in European states and case law of European Court of Human Rights Criminal defamation in European states and case law of European Court of Human Rights

Abstract

In the half of the European Union states' jurisdiction, the defamation is a crime. IPI issued in 2015 its summary report with the comparative studies of this crime in the European states, relationship with the civil tort and European Court of Human Rights decisions in respect of the freedom of expression.

Keywords

• offense of defamation
• freedom of expression