RESOLUTION OF THE PLENUM OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of February 24, 2005 No. 3

About court practice on cases on honor and dignity protection of citizens, and also goodwill of citizens and legal entities

According to article 23 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation everyone has right of defense of the honor and reputation. Article 29 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation to everyone guarantees freedom of thought and words, and also freedom of mass information.

According to part 4 of article 15 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation the conventional principles and rules of international law and the international agreements of the Russian Federation are component of its system of law. In relation to freedom of mass information in the Russian Federation article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of December 16, 1966 according to which Item 2 each person has the right to freedom of expression is effective; this right includes freedom to look for, receive and distribute any information and the ideas, irrespective of frontiers, orally, in writing or by means of seal or art forms of expression or different ways at the choice.

At the same time in Item 3 of article 19 of the called Pact it is specified that use of these rights imposes special obligations and the separate liability and can be integrated to some restrictions which shall be established by the law and be necessary for respect of the rights and reputation of other persons and for protection of state security, public order, health or morality of the population.

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