Editing Defamation (section)

====Civil====
According to the Civil Code of the [[Republic of China]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=B0000001 |title=Civil Code (of the Republic of China) |website=Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan) |access-date=19 August 2023}}</ref>

"Part I General Principles", "Chapter II Persons", "Section I Natural Persons":
* Personality (and name) infringement; prevention, removal, damages for [[intentional infliction of emotional distress|emotional distress]] (Arts. 18, 19)

"Part II Obligations", "Chapter I General Provisions"

"Section 1{{snd}}Sources of Obligations", "Sub-section 5 Torts":
* General: Compensation for damaging the rights of another (Art. 184)
* Damage to reputation, credit, privacy, chastity, personality (Art. 195)
** Compensation even if loss is not purely pecuniary
** Measures to restore reputation
* [[Statute of limitations]]: Two years after injury and tortfeasor known, otherwise ten years from the act (Art. 197)

"Section 3{{snd}}Effects Of Obligations", "Sub-section 1 Performance":
* Injury to personality of creditor, by debtor's non-performance; compensation (Art. 227-1)