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Assertion of Imminent Threat Required for Injunction Against Private Defamatory Statements

Case Number 11 08 80
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Switzerland · Canton of Lucerne (CH-LU)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

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The court affirmed the dismissal of a claim for injunctive relief under personal rights law, reasoning that comprehensive protection of personality under Article 28 of the Civil Code extends to statements made privately, encompassing both inner and outer honor, but a prerequisite for an injunction under Article 28a para. 1 no. 1 is a concrete, imminent threat of future infringement. Although the defendant made serious allegations in a private letter following a criminal proceeding where he had been convicted for making threats, the court found that the appellant failed to establish a serious and imminent danger of repetition, as the defendant's mere persistence in the lawfulness of his statements does not automatically imply an intent to publicize them, which was the focus of the requested injunction.

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Art. 28 und 28a Abs. 1 Ziff. 1 ZGB. Die Persönlichkeit wird durch Art. 28 ZGB umfassend geschützt. Sie kann durch öffentliche Äusserungen ebenso beeinträchtigt werden wie durch solche unter vier Augen. Voraussetzung eines Unterlassungsbegehrens gemäss Art. 28a Abs. 1 Ziff. 1 ZGB ist eine drohende künftige Persönlichkeitsverletzung. | Personenrecht

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imminent threat protection of personality rights protection against dismissal established right serious criminal allegations statement of claim

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Art. 28a Abs. 1 Ziff. 1 ZGB

The appeal was dismissed because the prerequisites for a claim for injunctive relief were not met, specifically the requirement of a threatened future infringement of personality rights.

Art. 28 ZGB

Although the court discussed that Art. 28 ZGB comprehensively protects personality rights, including reputation both internally and externally, this article was cited as the background for the claim, but the failure was based on the lack of threat required by Art. 28a ZGB.

Art. 28c ff. ZGB

Cited regarding the previous decision issued in the ancillary proceedings (Massnahmeverfahren), which the court found not binding in the main proceedings.

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Rechtsprechung Luzern

Instanz: · Obergericht

Abteilung: · I. Kammer

Rechtsgebiet: · Personenrecht

Entscheiddatum: · 17.02.2008

Fallnummer: · 11 08 80

LGVE: · 2009 I Nr. 2

Leitsatz: · Art. 28 und 28a Abs. 1 Ziff. 1 ZGB. Die Persönlichkeit wird durch Art. 28 ZGB umfassend geschützt. Sie kann durch öffentliche Äusserungen ebenso beeinträchtigt werden wie durch solche unter vier Augen. Voraussetzung eines Unterlassungsbegehrens gemäss Art. 28a Abs. 1 Ziff. 1 ZGB ist eine drohende künftige Persönlichkeitsverletzung.

Rechtskraft: · Diese Entscheidung ist rechtskräftig.