Autor
Palabras clave
Libertad de expresión
derecho de defensa
abogacía
Tribunal Constitucional
derecho al honor.
Resumen
El derecho fundamental a la libertad de expresión no es ilimitado, de modo que no resulta infrecuente encontrar casos de colisión con otros del mismo rango jerárquico, en tanto que todos ellos se ven abocados a coexistir. En este sentido, cuando quien ejercita el derecho a manifestarse libremente no es un particular, sino un abogado en el marco de su profesión, el principal derecho que se puede ver comprometido por ello es el del honor del sujeto al cual aquel se dirige. Así, a los efectos de resolver el conflicto a favor de uno u otro derecho, resultará necesario, como aquí haremos, analizar los límites de cada uno de ellos, previo examen de su contenido. A tal fin, nos apoyaremos en la Sentencia del Tribunal Constitucional 142/2020, de 19 de octubre, que, recordando la doctrina aplicable, subraya los matices que presenta la libertad de expresión cuando es ejercitada por un letrado.
Keywords
Freedom of expression; right of defence; advocacy; Spanish Constitutional Court; right to honor.
Abstract
The fundamental right to freedom of expression is not unlimited, so it is not uncommon to find cases of collision with others of the same hierarchical rank, because all of them are forced to coexist. In this sense, when the person exercising the
freedom of expression is not a private individual, but a lawyer in the exercise of his profession, the main right that may be affected by this is the right to honor of the person receiving the criticism. Thus, it will be necessary to examine the content of each right, as well as its limits, in order to resolve the conflict in favor of one or the other right. To this end, we will study the judgement of the Spanish Constitutional Court of 19th October of 2020, which sets out the applicable doctrine and highlights the nuances of freedom of expression when exercised by a lawyer.
freedom of expression is not a private individual, but a lawyer in the exercise of his profession, the main right that may be affected by this is the right to honor of the person receiving the criticism. Thus, it will be necessary to examine the content of each right, as well as its limits, in order to resolve the conflict in favor of one or the other right. To this end, we will study the judgement of the Spanish Constitutional Court of 19th October of 2020, which sets out the applicable doctrine and highlights the nuances of freedom of expression when exercised by a lawyer.
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