Reference: Volume 70 (1986), Part No. 2, Section 1, Page 160

Judgement Details


Date
05/03/1986
Court
OF APPEAL (CIVIL, SUPERIOR)
Judiciary
AGIUS CARMEL A., HARDING HUGH, SCHEMBRI CARMELO
Parties
DOTTOR PAUL XUEREB vs FELIX AGIUS BHALA EDITUR ET
ECLI
N/A
Judgement Type
-
Linked Case
N/A

Keywords / Summary


Keywords
"FAIR COMMENT" - "HARMELSS ABUSE" - KITBA INGURJUZA
Summary
Il-Qorti tifhem u tapprezza l-htiega ta` kummenti hielsa dwar dak li jinkiteb fil-pubbliku u li minjitfacca fil-pubblikku jrid ikun ippreparat jittollera xi hwejjeg li fil-privat ma jittollerax u certament li taqbel mal-massima llum maghrufa sew li "facts are sacred, comment is free". Imma mbaghadil-Qorti ghandha d-dmir li taghraf il-limiti ta` fejn il-liberta` ma tibqax "fair", u l-fatti ma jibqghux fatti. Lanqas huwa l-kaz li tghaddi l-kritika bhala "harmless abuse". Dan jitlob li jkun tassew "harmless" u ma jkun hemm l-anqas perikolu ghal xi konsegwenzi koroh ghal li jkun; jekk hemm xiperikolu ta` xi konsegwenzi koroh, il-haga jkollha aktar minn stallettata fid-dlam milli minn cajtahelwa.




Operational Programme 1
CONvErGE connected eGovernment


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