Is it possible to fulfilling the the prohibited act’s hallmarks by the qualified type of insults on a private Internet forum? Cover Image

Czy możliwa jest realizacja znamion czynu zabronionego zniewagi w typie kwalifikowanym na forum internetowym o charakterze zamkniętym?
Is it possible to fulfilling the the prohibited act’s hallmarks by the qualified type of insults on a private Internet forum?

Author(s): Justyna Sarkowicz
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Instytut Nauk Prawnych PAN
Keywords: criminal law; insult; private forum; social mass media; internet

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to discuss the topic of insults on a private Internet forum. Interpretations of the terms “mass media”, “internet”, “acting in a public way” have been analysed. The basic question that guides the deliberation is how an online forum is defined – can an act committed using such a means of communication be considered an insult of a qualified type?

  • Issue Year: 221/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 123 - 142
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish
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