Posts Tagged ‘Constitucion’
A promise in the 1991 Constitution
The Integral Rural Reform proposed in the peace accords reiterates the State’s commitment since the 1991 Constitution.
Read MoreThe Congresswoman Against the Constitution
Congresswoman Ángela Hernández, from the department of Santander, has become the national spokesperson for homophobia, attempting to stop the Constitution from finally reaching schools.
Read MoreWhy Are the Regulations of the New National Development Plan Regarding Paramos and Development Projects of National Strategic Interest Unconstitutional?
With six votes in favor and two against, the Constitutional Court ruled that the article of the National Development Plan that permits mining in paramos is unconstitutional.
Moreover, with a 5-3 vote, the Court decided that victims’ rights to land restitution supercedes Development Projects of National Strategic Interest.
In August 2015 Dejusticia intervened in this litigation arguing these measures’ unconstitutionality.
Read MoreSantos and the Golden Candidates
Lawyers of my generation grew up in the context of the Constitutional Court’s jurisprudence.
Read MoreRadical Deprivation on Trial
This book by César Rodríguez Garavito and Diana Rodríguez Franco is a fundamental contribution to the study of the most relevant judicial innovations courts have done in the past decade.
Read MoreThe Balance of Power Reform’s Good and Bad
Beyond issues of justice, the balance of power reform has both good and bad in the other changes introduced by the state.
Read MorePetro’s Constituent Assembly
Gustavo Petro is right to denounce the Inspector General´s Office and the government´s illegal decisions that ended his mandate as mayor before the Inter-American System of Human Rights. However, he is making a mistake in knocking over the board game, so to speak, he unfairly lost and joining the call for a constituent assembly.
Read MoreIntervention: Political Rights in the Legal Framework for Peace
Dejusticia appeared before the Constitutional Court to request that it dismiss the lawsuit brought against Article 66 and 67 of the Constitution, which form part of what is called the “Legal Framework for Peace.”
Read MoreWith Three Articles
It is possible to limit the greater institutional risks of the Inspector General’s Office and the worst personal excesses of Inspector General Ordóñez without changing the Constitution; we just need a short law with three articles.
Read MoreThey Have the Right, but It’s Forbidden
The government recognizes certain rights of the indigenous peoples of the Cauca and of the Afro-Colombians in the islands of the Caribbean. But at the same time, they are enforcing laws that forbid the exercise of these rights.
Read MoreThe Inspector’s General’s Crusade Against the Environment
Thanks to information sent by several readers, I see that my last column fell short in criticizing the pressure that the Inspetor General’s office asserts on public officers protecting the environment
Read MoreSecond Attempt at Judicial Reform: What is Essential?
After the last failure, we are still waiting for a proposal that will allow us to overcome the three main problems in the judicial system. A key issue is to reform the Superior Council of the Judiciary, which has brought so much discredit to the judicial branch.
Read MoreConstitutional Interpretation
This book looks at the contribution of discussion, comprehension and improvement of the abilities of Colombian judges in the interpretation of the Constitution.
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