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Are you speaking about the law in Germany? Truth is not an absolute defense to libel in all countries.
by dcrazy 4mo ago
Are you speaking about the law in Germany? Truth is not an absolute defense to libel in all countries.
- Ravus 4mo agoI can vouch for what you're saying - Italy is a jurisdiction in which truth is not a defense, for instance. Truthful statement seem to be a defense for Germany, though. https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_stgb/englisch_stgb.html#p1909 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_stgb/englisch_st...
- dcrazy 4mo agoI’m not a lawyer, much less a German lawyer, but it does seem to my lay eyes that this is true of “malicious gossip.” But what is “insult”? > Section 192 > Insult despite proof of the truth > Proof of the truth of the asserted or disseminated fact does not preclude punishment in accordance with section 185 if the insult results from the form of the assertion or dissemination or the circumstances under which it was made.