Civil Code Article 195
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
If a person has wrongfully damaged to the body, health, reputation, liberty, credit, privacy or chastity of another, or to another's personality in a severe way, the injured person may claim a reasonable compensation in money even if such injury is not a purely pecuniary loss. If it was reputation that has been damaged, the injured person may also claim the taking of proper measures for the rehabilitation of his reputation.The claim of the preceding paragraph shall not be transferred or inherited, except a claim for compensation in money has been promised by contract or has been commenced.The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs shall be mutatis mutandis applied when a person has wrongfully damaged to another's status based on the relationship to their father, mother, sons, daughters, or spouse in a severe way.
中文原文 民法第195條
不法侵害他人之身體、健康、名譽、自由、信用、隱私、貞操，或不法侵害其他人格法益而情節重大者，被害人雖非財產上之損害，亦得請求賠償相當之金額。
其名譽被侵害者，並得請求回復名譽之適當處分。
前項請求權，不得讓與或繼承。
但以金額賠償之請求權已依契約承諾，或已起訴者，不在此限。
前二項規定，於不法侵害他人基於父、母、子、女或配偶關係之身分法益而情節重大者，準用之。
其名譽被侵害者，並得請求回復名譽之適當處分。
前項請求權，不得讓與或繼承。
但以金額賠償之請求權已依契約承諾，或已起訴者，不在此限。
前二項規定，於不法侵害他人基於父、母、子、女或配偶關係之身分法益而情節重大者，準用之。