This report analyses current trends in defamation and libel law in Slovakia, with a particular focus on court decisions involving financial compensation for non-pecuniary damage in civil law. It examines these trends in the context of concerns that Slovakia’s libel laws are being abused to silence critical reporting on public figures.
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