Public official as a victim of criminal insult and defamation: Comparative Research:

Andrii  Borovyk; Iryna  Tkachenko; Natalia  Derevyanko; Yaroslav  Diakin

doi:10.46398/cuestpol.4178.50

Andrii Borovyk Stepan Demianchuk International University of Economics and humanities, Rivne, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1834-404X
Iryna Tkachenko National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0144-0708
Natalia Derevyanko Academician Stepan Demianchuk International University of Economics and Humanities, Rivne, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4749-6782
Yaroslav Diakin National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6943-0151

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4178.50

Palabras clave: responsabilidad penal, insulto, difamación, funcionario público, indemnización por daños causados por delito penal

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El documento analiza diversas cuestiones relativas a la responsabilidad penal por insultar y difamar a un funcionario público en varias jurisdicciones. El objetivo de este estudio fue aclarar, haciendo referencia comparativa a las leyes penales de varios países, si el insulto y la difamación constituyen un delito o se perciben como conductas no delictivas. Basándose en las disposiciones de la legislación penal y la jurisprudencia internacional, así como en la jurisprudencia del Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos, se ha demostrado la delicada línea que separa el principio fundamental de la libertad de expresión y los insultos abusivos (difamación). Se ha llegado a la conclusión de que tanto los funcionarios públicos como los ciudadanos particulares pueden ser víctimas de difamación e injurias, que pueden dar lugar a responsabilidad penal en algunos Estados. Los modelos específicos de dicha responsabilidad difieren significativamente. Basándonos en nuestros análisis de los enfoques legislativos y de aplicación de la ley en varias jurisdicciones, se ha llegado a la conclusión de que algunos países protegen enérgicamente, tanto a los funcionarios públicos como a los ciudadanos legos de los insultos y difamaciones, mientras que otros Estados, se basan más en el amplio principio de la «libertad de expresión».

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Biografía del autor/a

Andrii Borovyk , Stepan Demianchuk International University of Economics and humanities, Rivne, Ukraine.

Candidate of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor, Vice-Rector for Scientific Work, Academician, Stepan Demianchuk International University of Economics and humanities (Rivne, Ukraine). Ukraine.

Iryna Tkachenko, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Candidate of Legal Sciences, Lecturer of Criminal Law Department, National Academy of Internal Affairs (Kyiv, Ukraine).

Natalia Derevyanko, Academician Stepan Demianchuk International University of Economics and Humanities, Rivne, Ukraine.

Doctor of Philosophy in Law, Head of the Department of Criminal Law and Administrative Law, Academician Stepan Demianchuk International University of Economics and Humanities (Rivne, Ukraine).

Yaroslav Diakin, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Candidate of Legal Sciences, Leading Researcher, Research Laboratory on Crime Prevention of the National Academy of Internal Affairs, (Kyiv, Ukraine).

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