Legislation roundup: Defamation Interpretation, Bankruptcy Law and online transactions

September 18, 2013 | BY

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The SPC and SPP have released an Interpretation about online defamation. The same Court has also issued an Interpretation over the PRC Bankruptcy Law and the SAIC has issued Measures governing online retail transactions

Defamation

Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate, Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Law in Handling Cases of Using Information Networks to Commit Defamation and Other such Criminal Offences

最高人民法院、最高人民检察院关于办理利用信息网络实施诽谤等刑事案件适用法律若干问题的解释

If a party uses an information network to defame another, a finding of the “circumstances are serious” as specified in the first paragraph of Article 246 of the Criminal Law shall be rendered if:

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