舆论监督与名誉权——中美比较研究

Supervision by Public Opinion and Right of Reputation

在现代民主法治国家,舆论监督在政治生活中扮演着非常重要的角色。但我国舆论监督却日益被政府机关及其工作人员的"名誉"诉求所阻却,所以,我国学习借鉴美国司法机关面对"名誉侵权"的指控而对舆论监督所采取的保障机制和法治理念。舆论监督与政府机关、政府官员名誉权的本质关系是权利与权力的关系,政府机关不享有名誉权,并提出了舆论监督与政府官员名誉权冲突的解决的若干措施。

Public opinion is playing an important role for supervision in modern democratic countries ruled by law.But in China the supervision by public opinion is blocked by the government agencies＇ or their staff＇s right of reputation.It is necessary to learn how the judicial authorities in America handle the accusation of reputation infringement while safeguarding the supervision by public opinion.We hold that government agencies shall not enjoy the right of reputation and propose some measures to solve the conflicts between supervision by public opinion and the officials＇ right of reputation.