New study analyses civil defamation practice in Hungary Court practice in cases involving third-party information seen as obstacle to political reporting

by International Press Institute | Mar 2, 2017 | Hungary, News |

Hungarian courts’ doctrine of objective liability for media outlets quoting third parties presents a significant obstacle to the coverage of political affairs, a new study on civil defamation practice in Hungary has found.

According to the study, released today by the International Press Institute (IPI), journalists in Hungary who quote or use information from a third party that later turns out to be false bear full legal liability “even if the information is transmitted only once, irrespective of good faith and absence of culpability”.

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