Remedies against Online Defamation of Public Figures

Recursos contra la difamación en línea de figuras públicas

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4074.40
Keywords: online defamation, legislation, legal protection, criminal liability, freedom of expression

Abstract

In legal literature, the dissemination of false information on the Internet is referred to as online defamation. However, Ukrainian legislation does not enshrine this term, which creates difficulties with respect to legal protection against online defamation. So, the aim of the article is to determine the legal remedies for countering defamation of public figures on the Internet. The research involved the following methods: analysis, case study, graphic methods. The study revealed the main contradictions in defamation research and identified unexplored aspects of the issue. The legislation of Ukraine and other countries of the world with regard to defamation and protection against libel is examined. International aspects of providing protection against defamation and the researchers’ recommendations on how to balance the right to freedom of expression and the right to privacy are studied. Highlighted in the conclusions are that the study established the need to improve Ukraine’s legislative framework on defamation issues, make changes in educational programs and improve the media literacy of the population. Prospects for future research include the study of the means of settlement of defamation cases at the international level.

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Author Biographies

Dmytro Gryn, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Postgraduate Student, Institute of Public Administration, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 61022, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

 

Denys Oliinyk, Institute of Public Administration, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

PhD in Public Administration, Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy, Institute of Public Administration, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 61022, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Oleksii Iakubin, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Ukraine.

PhD in Political Science, Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Sociology and Law, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, 03056, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Vasyl Rossikhin, Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Doctor of Law Sciences, Vice-rector, Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, 61058, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

 

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Published
2022-10-18
How to Cite
Gryn, D., Oliinyk, D., Iakubin, O., & Rossikhin, V. (2022). Remedies against Online Defamation of Public Figures: Recursos contra la difamación en línea de figuras públicas. Political Questions, 40(74), 722-740. https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4074.40
Issue
Vol. 40 No. 74 (2022): Cuestiones Políticas
Section
Derecho Público

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