Code of Conduct at events

[Adrian Bunk]

On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 04:34:52PM +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Bernhard R. Link writes ("Re: Code of Conduct at events"):
> > * Ian Jackson <ijackson at chiark.greenend.org.uk> [101111 14:35]:
> > > Martin Wuertele writes ("Re: Code of Conduct at events"):
> > > > Ian Jackson <ijackson at chiark.greenend.org.uk> [2010-11-10 12:32]:
> > > > > Adrian Bunk writes ("Re: Code of Conduct at events"):
> > > > > > Public denouncing of non-convicted people is a violation of Human
> > > > > > Rights.
> ...
> > > What [Article 12] means is that you can sue for libel.
> > 
> > Which is only one of the crimes you can be found guilty of if you
> > denounce people publically (what the conditions are that you will be
> > convicted will depend on the jurisdiction in question, though).
> 
> I don't know how things are in your jurisdiction, but even in Britain
> which has notoriously harsh libel laws, merely denouncing an
> unconvicted person is certainly not criminally punishable.

In Germany:
Fine or up to 2 years in prison if you cannot prove that your 
accusation is true. [1]

> Even denouncing a person who has been acquitted can be perfectly
> defensible;
>...

In Germany:
Fine or up to 5 years in prison. [2,3]

> Ian.

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Adrian

[1] http://bundesrecht.juris.de/stgb/__186.html
[2] http://bundesrecht.juris.de/stgb/__187.html
[3] http://bundesrecht.juris.de/stgb/__190.html

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