Insult and slander under Bulgarian criminal law and European practices in the field Cover Image

Обида и клевета според българското наказателно право и европейските практики в тази област
Insult and slander under Bulgarian criminal law and European practices in the field

Author(s): Petya Svilenova
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Education, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, Civil Law, International Law, Public Law, Higher Education , EU-Legislation
Published by: Нов български университет
Keywords: Insult and slander; Bulgarian criminal law;European practices;

Summary/Abstract: In most Western European countries, the legal norms governing insult and slander have become a kind of legal anachronism, reminiscent of earlier theories and forms of government, now rarely applied but still valid. Used primarily to restrict freedom of expression and of the press.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 127-138
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Bulgarian