Title XVI

He who intentionally infringes upon the honour or good name of another person by charging them with a specific fact, with the manifest purpose of…

He who commits the offence of defamation or libel, knowing that the imputed fact is contrary to the truth, shall, as guilty of slander, be punished…

If the aggrieved party has been found guilty of the charged act by an irrevocable judicial decision, a conviction for slander is excluded.

Any intentional insult which does not bear the character of defamation (smaad) or slanderous publication (smaadschrift), whether committed in public…

The terms of imprisonment provided for in the preceding articles of this Title may be increased by one-third if the insult is committed against:

He who intentionally submits a false complaint or report in writing against a specific person to the public authorities, or causes such to be put…

Insult, punishable under this Title, shall not be prosecuted except upon the complaint of the person against whom the offence has been committed…

Any person who, with respect to a deceased person, commits an act that, were that person still alive, would be qualified as libel or slander, shall…

Any person who distributes, publicly displays, or posts a document or image containing defamatory matter or matter offensive to a deceased person, or…