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Article 39
The person, to whom the information referred to in Article 38 of this Law applies personally, as a member of a group, shall have the right to
bring legal charges against the author of the information and against the responsible editor of the media outlet that published the information,
to seek an injunction on repeated publication of the information and the publication of the court ruling at the expense of the defendants.
Charges may also be brought against the author and the responsible editor by any legal person whose objective is to protect human and civil
rights and freedoms, as well as by organizations whose objective is to protect the interests of groups referred to in Article 38 of this Law.
If the information referred to in Article 38 personally pertains to a specific person, a legal person or organization in para 2 of this Article may
raise charges only with the consent of the person the information refers to.
Provisions of a law on litigation shall accordingly apply to lawsuits concerning charges in paras 1 to 3 of this Article.
Exemption from Responsibility
Article 40
No breach of the prohibition of hate speech shall be invoked if the information referred to in Article 38 of this Law is part of a scientific or a
journalistic text that has been published:
1. without the intent to incite discrimination, hatred or violence against persons or a group of persons referred to in Article 38 of this Law,
especially if such information is part of an objective journalistic report;
2. with the intent to provide a critical view of the discrimination, hatred or violence against persons or a group of persons referred to in Article
38 of this Law, or of phenomena that constitute or might constitute incitement of such behaviour.
Protection of Minors
Article 41
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