Strafbare belediging

The Dutch law of criminal defamation consists of a number of offences protecting a legal interest considered of great importance: a person’s honour and reputation. The nucleus of the present book consists of a description and analysis of those offences. Particular attention is devoted to the relationship between these offences and freedom of speech. The Dutch law of criminal defamation is based on age-old continental, partly Roman-law provisions. The current offences find their immediate origin in the Code Pénal which preceded the present Penal Code. Unlike most other European countries, in th... Mehr ...