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Japan Defamation Laws: Civil, Criminal & Defences
Defamation in Japan is both a crime (Penal Code Art 230) and a civil tort (Civil Code Art 709). 2022 raised insult penalties. Defences and remedies explained.
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Italy Defamation Laws: Civil, Criminal & Defences
Italy treats defamation as both a crime (diffamazione, Article 595 Penal Code) and a civil wrong (Article 2043 Civil Code), with reform under debate.
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Ireland Defamation Laws: Civil Liability & Defences
Defamation in Ireland is a civil wrong only under the Defamation Act 2009, as amended in 2026. Criminal libel was abolished. Defences, damages and limits.
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India Defamation Laws: Civil & Criminal
Defamation in India is both a civil tort and a crime under Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 (formerly IPC 499/500), up to 2 years.
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Germany Defamation Laws: Civil, Criminal & Defences
In Germany defamation is both criminal and civil. StGB sections 185 to 187 punish insult and false-fact claims; the Civil Code allows damages.
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France Defamation Laws: Civil, Criminal & Defences
In France defamation (diffamation) and insult are criminal under the Law of 29 July 1881: a 12,000 euro fine and a short three-month deadline to act.
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Canada Defamation Laws: Civil, Criminal & Defences
Defamation in Canada is both civil (common law and Quebec Civil Code) and, rarely, criminal under Criminal Code ss.298-301. Defences, damages and limits.
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Brazil Defamation Laws: Civil, Criminal & Defences
Defamation in Brazil is both criminal (Penal Code arts 138-140) and civil (Civil Code arts 186, 927). Crimes against honour, defences and damages explained.
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Australia Laws: Recording, Privacy & Defamation
Citation-backed guides to Australian law on recording and surveillance, data privacy (Privacy Act and the APPs), and defamation across every state and territory.
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United Kingdom Laws: Recording, Privacy & Defamation
Citation-backed guides to UK law on recording and surveillance, data privacy (UK GDPR), and defamation across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Vermont Enacts H.816 Restricting AI Mental Health Therapy (2026)
Vermont signed H.816 on June 17, 2026, barring AI-delivered mental health therapy. Diagnosis and treatment are reserved for qualified professionals.
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World Defamation Laws by Country
Defamation laws by country: where libel and slander are civil, where they are criminal, plus penalties, defences and how to sue, across 80+ countries.
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