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What guarantees of rights and freedoms exist? Who enjoys them?Before whom? Why should one right prevail over another? Whatelements must be taken into account? This volume compiles thirteenrepresentative cases that highlight some of the fundamentalrights and freedoms recognized in the Spanish Constitution,such as the principle of equality, the right to freedom of expressionand the right to honour, and considers the above questions.Cross-cutting issues are also presented, alongside relevant decisionsand final judgments. The study of these cases has a twofoldpurpose: to raise awareness of the rights and freedoms recognizedin the Magna Carta and in the European Convention onHuman Rights, and to develop the tools needed to argue on thebasis of legal notions and to cultivate a critical approach towardthe law, constitutional interpretation and, ultimately, society as awhole.