Derechos fundamentales, discrecionalidad judicial y proceso penal: cómo la reglamentación de los derechos puede afectar los objetivos del proceso
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This paper explores how fundamental rights can be regulated, and analyzes how this activity can have an impact in the achievement of the goals of the criminal procedure. In order to do so, the paper first shows that the analysis of those rights must pay close attention to the disa-greements that arise in discussions about their possible regulations. After that, it shows that the distinction between «rules» and «standards» can be used to identify two models that represent the main alternatives available, and shows that those models differ in how much discretion they grant to the courts. Also, the paper argues that one model can be related with the idea of imposing strong limits to the state’s power, while the other can be related with the improvement of the fact-finding accuracy of the procedure