Posts Tagged ‘Bogota’
Bankers and garbage collectors
In the midst of the garbage crisis, we must rethink the treatment that, as a society, we give garbage collectors.
Read MoreThe invisible city
Citizen culture, which is a very important part of what a city is, is an invisible form of capital that cannot be sold on the stock market, but that is worth a lot.
Read MoreEviction of the peace camp broke regional, national, and international laws
Our lawyer Anna Joseph
wrote a blog for the Huffington Post on the eviction of the peace camp in
Bogota, explaining the numerous national and international laws that were not
respected during the dismantlement. The blog was published in Spanish by Las 2
Orillas.
Should the Use of the Bull Plaza for Bullfighting Be Decided by Popular Consultation?
New “For and Against” session by the newspaper @ElEspectador. Lawyer César Rodríguez-Garavito and columnist Antonio Caballero argue their positions.
Read MoreA Navigation Chart for the Bogotá River
As the Judge of the Council of State who authored the decontamination of the Bogota river order said, the decision is a “navigation chart” for Colombia´s environmental policy.
Read MoreWhat is Missing from the Separate Spaces for Women
Parting from the assumption that the separate spaces for women on the Transmilenio public transportation system is just a temporary measure that is attempting to mitigate a particular problem, we cannot ask to much of it.
Read MoreCitizen Culture
The antipathy toward the word “culture” from those who profess ideas of the extreme right is well know.. “When I hear people talk about culture, I pull out my gun,” the Nazi leader H. Goering once said.
Read MoreThe Electoral Debate on Drugs
Congressional candidates have broken the taboo. For the first time the debate about drugs and their regulation has taken hold of the campaigns in Colombia.
Read MoreFreedom to Smoke
Smoking is an act of freedom, some say while they light a cigarette. The Marlboro man comes to time, riding through the plains to the rhythm of his smoke circles.
Read MoreDemocracy without Participation?
It is foolish, the result of an elitist and antiquated view, to think of social protests as a deficiency. On the contrary, it is the best sign that the excluded sector feels they have a voice to participate politically and express their disagreements.
Read MoreDiscomfort and Democracy
Marches, road blocks and protests may create discomfort in some sectors. But attempts to suppress them may end up asphyxiating democracy. Even for those who defend social mobilizations, these protests can become uncomfortable.
Read MorePetro’s Options and the Inter-American System of Human Rights
The mayor has three possible lifesavers. One is political and highly unlikely – that the President will not execute the order. Another is legal and unpredictable – the outcome of the numerous “tutela” writs presented before the courts. And the other one is international – appealing to the Inter-American System. Will this last one work for him?
Read MoreProtections in Criminal Procedure and Removal from Office
The debate over the implications of Article 23 of the American Convention in Petro’s case has come down to a single question. Does the Inspector General have the legal power to remove a democratically elected public official from office? Nonetheless, Article 23 also has other important implications.
Read MoreMore on Petro’s Removal from Office
There is an crucial legal issue in Petro’s removal from office that has hardly been discussed. It is the following issue: Even if you accept that the Inspector General has the power to remove a mayor, it would have to be done through a rigorous and demanding process, that was not carried out in Petro’s case.
Read MoreThe Law as a Form of Politics
Carl Von Clausewitz once said that war is the continuation of politics through other means. Many Colombians think that something similar happened with the law here; that is, the the legal debates are a continuations of politics by other means. At least that appears to be the opinion of the 73 percent of residents of Bogota who believe the removal of their mayor Petro from office was unjust.
Read MoreUnqualified to Disqualify?
This is about a key decision in defining the powers of the Inspector General’s Office regarding political rights. In the debate about the removal from office of Bogota’s mayor and his disqualification from holding elected office imposed by the Inspector General, the decision but the Inter-American Court in a similar case in Venezuela has been mentioned a lot.
Read MoreRacial Discrimination in the Labor Market: An Experimental Study in Bogotá
This paper documents the first Colombian quantitative study on racial discrimination in the labor market, specifically in Bogotá. The study finds that the skin color has a direct and negative effect on the chances of finding a job.
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