侵犯公众人物名誉权之实证研究

An Empirical Study on the Infringement of Reputation Right of Public Figures

我国目前还没有关于“公众人物”的相关立法,学界关于公众人物的论述大都借鉴国外的相关学说、立法和判例。这些论述也影响到我国法院的相关判决,以致于有些法院在裁判相关案件时直接引用有关学者的论述。出于维护公共利益需要,公众人物的名誉权应当受到一定程度的限制,但是如何限制,却很难找到明确的边界。分析中国裁判文书网关于公众人物名誉权纠纷的判例,可以为完善公众人物名誉权法律保护提供借鉴。

There is no specific legislation concerning“public figures”in China,and most of the discussions on“public figures”in the domestic academia are based on the relevant theories,legislations and precedents of foreign countries.These discussions affect the relevant judgements in our country,which are even directly quoted in the courts.In order to protect the public interest,there must be a clear boundary of reputation right of public figures,which is yet to be defined.The analysis on the relevant cases of China Judgements Online can provide reference for the protection of this kind of right.