The Single-Article Practice of False Advertising Defence
The criminal defence of false advertising in Georgia is a single-norm practice: Article 201 of the Criminal Code — false advertising — is the only criminal provision addressed to advertising, and the whole defensive architecture of the case therefore unfolds on its three elements: who the actor was, how deliberate the misleading was, and whether significant damage stands. Boundaries should be noted as well: the administrative regime of placement and clearance of advertising belongs to separate legislation, and the comparative-broadcasting standards existing in other systems create no liability in Georgian criminal law — the criminal boundary stands on this article alone — and precisely for that reason, command of the three elements of one norm is the foundation of the whole defence: the position of both the accused and the victim is assembled on the same three pillars.