Criminal proceedings and breaches
Having a right does not justify enforcing it through coercion
The issue and the court’s approach
A coercion conviction was upheld: contractual uncertainty could not be settled unilaterally through violence or intimidation. Holding a right does not legitimise every means of enforcing it.
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Official source and identification
Supreme Court · Criminal Chamber · STS · ECLI:ES:TS:2025:603 · Appeal 5688/2022 · 2025-02-06
Original explanatory note based on the official Criminal Chamber chronicle (2024–2025). This is not a claim to have reviewed the full judgment. The English version is explanatory, not an official translation.
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