Assertion of Imminent Threat Required for Injunction Against Private Defamatory Statements
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AI generatedThe 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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OfficialArt. 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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AI generatedThe 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.
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.
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.