Where is the limit? Freedom of Expression and Populism

Unai Hualde, President of the Parliament of Navarre, opened the forum entitled "Parlamento y libertad de expresión: cuestiones problemáticas y una mirada desde la jurisprudencia constitucional", underlining the Parliament's commitment to the defence of freedom of expression. "The Parliament ensures that this freedom is guaranteed and respected, but it also questions whether there are limits, what they are, and where is the line that cannot be crossed without justification," Hualde said.

Asunción de la Iglesia, director of the Aula de Derecho Parlamentario and lecturer at the Universidad de Navarra, pointed out the importance of creating spaces such as this, where debate and reflection are encouraged through education and mutual respect. According to the Dean of the Faculty of Law of the Universidad de Navarra, Mercedes Galán, "From academia and institutions, we have the responsibility to encourage constructive dialogue that promotes the common good and respect for all people".

Throughout the day, topics such as the limits of freedom of expression, fake news, pseudo-media, commissions of enquiry and the right to the presumption of innocence, among other current issues, were discussed.