The analysis of moral damages must lead us to reflect upon the boundaries of such a concept, either from a subjective or an objective standpoint. In the case of the first approach, the specialized literature has understood moral damages, in general, under the idea of non-pecuniary disturbances on goods, things or rights. While, in the case of the second, efforts have been focused on analyzing the infringement of certain interests, which is actually the standpoint we defend here. Additionally, it should be noted that the respective conceptual approach has major implications on the evidentiary standard when it comes to proving moral damages, as well as it also impacts on the quantification of torts. Accordingly, subjective moral damages imply a more relaxed standard, while objective moral damages (or those anchored to interests) call for a stricter one. Although these two aspects can be distinguished according to the corresponding sphere, whether it be contractual or non-contractual, they remain limited in the former mainly because of its own legal regime, which requires identifying a protected interest within the scope of a contract.
