CRIMINAL & CIVIL DEFAMATION IN FRANCE
In general, French defamation laws confer jurisdictional rights if there is any publication in France. The claimant can either bring a civil or criminal action, but the Public Prosecutor must be notified — in either instance — before the first court hearing. Otherwise, the claim is rendered void.
Although the monetary upside is — generally speaking — less lucrative for a civil libel or slander conviction, the process is quicker. Defendants only have three months to appear before a tribunal, and just ten days (from receiving notice) to file evidence in their defense. It’s up to the defendant to prove a statement is true, instead of a plaintiff having to prove a statement is false.
CRIMINAL & CIVIL DEFAMATION IN FRANCEIn general, French defamation laws confer jurisdictional rights if there is any publication in France. The claimant can either bring a civil or criminal action, but the Public Prosecutor must be notified — in either instance — before the first court hearing. Otherwise, the claim is rendered void.Although the monetary upside is — generally speaking — less lucrative for a civil libel or slander conviction, the process is quicker. Defendants only have three months to appear before a tribunal, and just ten days (from receiving notice) to file evidence in their defense. It’s up to the defendant to prove a statement is true, instead of a plaintiff having to prove a statement is false.
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