This book addresses crimes against honor, such as slander, whether in person, in absentia, or publicly. According to the Jordanian legislator, the legal definition of slander is the attribution of a specific matter to a person, even in the context of doubt or inquiry, that could undermine their honor and dignity or expose them to public hatred and contempt, regardless of whether the matter constitutes a punishable crime. It then moves on to the penalty for slander, which the lawmaker has set as imprisonment from two months to one year. Aggravating circumstances can be related to the status of the victim, such as if the victim is the Parliament or one of its members during their work, an official body, the courts, public administration, the army, or His Majesty the King or his equivalent. The reason for the increased severity is that slander directed at these groups does not affect them as ordinary individuals in society, but as state officials and representatives, and the public interest requires providing them with stronger protection than that afforded to ordinary citizens. In the second chapter, it refers to defamation, which is an attack on the dignity, honor, or reputation of another, even in the context of doubt or inquiry, without stating a specific matter. While the legislator has imposed harsher penalties on those who slander an official or someone of similar status, it has also done so for those who defame an official. As for the Egyptian legislator's approach to insult and contempt, it is defined as "any insult or contempt other than slander or defamation directed at the victim face-to-face through words, gestures, writing, or drawing," highlighting the relationship between these three crimes.

• ISBN: 9789957160000
• Weight: 0.400 kg
• Dimensions: 17×24 cm
• Paper Type: White
• Pages: 207
• Year of Publication: 1995
• Cover Type: Paperback