The limits of protection of judges’ right to respect for dignity and honor, right to inviolability of business reputation, violated in mass media

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the limits of protection of judges' right to respect for dignity and honor, the right to inviolability of business reputation violated in mass media. Within the scope of the article, it is determined that the fact that judges belong to the category of «public figures» has a significant influence on the limits of the protection of judges' right to respect for dignity and honor, the right to inviolability of the business reputation. As well as opposing the relevant personal non-property rights of judges, a whole set of informational rights of society representatives and individual institutions (such as mass media). In order to find ways to balance competing rights, the materials of the practice of the European Court of Human Rights were analyzed. Based on the analysis of the precedent practice of the European Court of Human Rights, it was determined that the limits of the protection of the right of judges to respect for dignity and honor, the right to inviolability of business reputation should be such as to ensure free discussion of the actions of judges as persons who play a certain role in the life of society. Along with this, it is determined that the very fact that the judiciary as a whole and judges are open to close attention from the mass media, does not negate the aspect that the dissemination of any information about the activities of the judiciary and its representatives should be carried out responsibly and should not lead to the violation of borders, in particular regarding the right of judges to respect for dignity and honor, the right to inviolability of business reputation. Dissemination of false information, baseless accusations, personal attacks on judges have nothing to do with the media's right to freedom of expression. Key words: personal non-property rights, dignity and honor of judges, business reputation of judges, protection of