The continent law regards it as common tort, it has profound theories about burden of proof. While the Anglo-American law has a special defamation act.

• 大陆法系将媒体侵害名誉权行为作为民法中侵权法的一般侵权来对待,在证明责任制度上具有深厚的理论作为指导,英美法系则有专门的诽谤法对其进行调整。