Libertad de expresión y derecho al honor a propósito de la defensa técnica letrada

Abstract

The fundamental right to freedom of expression is not unlimited, so ir is not uncommon to find cases of collision with others of the same hierarchical rank, because all of rhern 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 rhat may be affected by this is the right to honor of the person receiving the criticismo Thus, ir will be necessary to examine the content of each right, as welI as its limits, in order to resolve the conflict in favor of one or rhe other right. To this end, we wilI 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