Аннотация:In the article, the author examines the criminal acts provided for by Section 14 of the Special Part of theGerman Penal Code and criminalizing the encroachment on the honor and dignity of the person. Analyzed therelevant elements of criminal acts, analyzed their signs. In contrast to Chapter 17 of the Criminal Code of theRussian Federation, which is devoted to the protection from criminal encroachment of the freedom, honor anddignity of an individual, the German legislature divides this group of criminal acts into two separate sections: the14th, referred to in this article, and the 18th which criminalizes the infringement of personal freedom