Kurski v. Poland: Ordering politician to publish apology for defaming Polish newspaper violated Article 10
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| Publication date | 14-07-2016 |
| Publisher | Strasbourg Observers |
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| Abstract | The European Court’s Fourth Section has held that a successful civil action by a newspaper against a Polish politician for alleging the newspaper had an “agreement” with an oil corporation to finance the newspaper’s “mass propaganda” against his political party, violated the politician’s freedom of expression. The opinion in Kurski v. Poland dealt with the unusual, but not rare, situation when a newspaper launches defamation proceedings against a politician for damaging its reputation, and the broader issue of ordering publication of apologies. |
| Document type | Web publication or website |
| Language | English |
| Published at | https://strasbourgobservers.com/2016/07/14/kurski-v-poland-ordering-politician-to-publish-apology-for-defaming-polish-newspaper-violated-article-10/ |
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