Independence and judicial management: a democratic reading
The necessary independence of judges has been an argument against some attempts to reform justice. But it is a concept with multiple interpretations, and therefore we must clarify it in order to proceed with the reforms.
Read MoreMass release of criminals?
This measure – which undoubtedly causes alarm and creates problems – is necessary to mitigate the damages caused by the inability of the Colombian State to provide this basic service quickly and efficiently. Six necessary clarifications on a Law that has been poorly understood.
Read MoreHow is the implementation of the Agreement on Victims going?
Despite the setbacks, the Transitional Justice System is already working. However, the sustainability of the process will depend on the decisions of the Constitutional Court and the proper processing of amnesties.
Read MoreLand Restitution: A Matter of Justice
It has been a difficult process and there is much more to do. But the criticisms by the Solicitor General and the ranchers’ union do not have any basis when, in the contrary, they should have to double their efforts to repair the damages of such a brutal war.
Read MoreThe Agreement about Victims: Peace with Justice
Despite the foreseeable criticism it has received, the agreement about justice and victims that was reached this week in Habana is a gigantic step in the path to achieving peace in Colombia. Why?
Read MoreMulti-door Courthouses: A Good Idea Badly Administered
In the face of the crisis– and the stikes– in the judiciary, these alternative centers of attention become more important. What are they, what have they done, and how can they improve their services in Colombia.
Read MoreVictims’ Law: Challenges for Holistic Reparations
Although there has been progress in the victims registry and in basic care, there is still much to do in the realm of institutional design and coordination, security guarantees for the claimers, and providing reparations that can truly repair our social fabric.
Read MoreVictims: Beyond Media Noise
The well-deserved recognition and the necessary protagonism of victims has created, nevertheless, serious risks like oversimplification, political manipulation, deceit, demagogy, and a lack of fulfillment and respect for their rights.
Read MoreThe Prison Problem in Colombia
For Carolina Villadiego the problem in the country’s prisons stems from various causes, the judicial strike among them.
Read MoreThe Right Against Sexual Preference Discrimination
Given the evidence of the arduous situation of people discriminated for exercising non-normative sexualities, the law appears as the quickest option in Colombia to guarantee their possibility to enjoy life fully.
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