Conflicts of Fundamental Rights before the Constitutional Court of Belgium : The Case of Freedom of Expression

SOMMAIRE : 1. Introduction / 2. Conflicts of Fundamental Rights Before the Constitutional Court / 2.1. The Jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court / 2.2. A Typology of Conflicts / 2.2.1. Conflicts of Rights / 2.2.2. Conflicts of Guarantees / 3. Conflicts Involving Freedom of Expression and other Fundamental Rights / 3.1. Freedom of Expression v. Right to Health / 3.2. Freedom of Expression v. Rights of Children / 3.3. Freedom of Expression v. Right of Property and Right to a Healthy Environment / 3.4. Freedom of Expression v. Right not to Be Discriminated Against. / 3.4.1. Holocaust Denial / 3.4.2. Racism, Xenophobia and "Manifest Hostility" towards the European Convention on Human Rights / 3.4.3. Incitement to Discrimination, Hatred or Violence / 3.5. Freedom of Expression v. Right to Life and Right to Respect of Private and Family Life / 4. Conflicts of Constitutional and International Guarantees of Freedom of Expression / 4.1. Relations Between Constitutional and International Guarantees of Freedom of Expression / 4.2. An Integrative and Flexible Approach to Conflicts of Guarantees / 5. Conclusion