Posts Tagged ‘Fast track’
Clarifications on the fast-track process
Even though the Court’s sentence on the fast-track process is legally wrong and makes the implementation of the Peace Accord more difficult, it is important to understand its scope. A poor understanding of the sentence could increase its negative impact.
Read MoreDejusticia intervened in defense of the amnesty law
Dejusticia intervened before the Constitutional Court in the process of constitutional revision of the law that grants amnesties, pardons and special penal treatments (Law 1820 of 2016).
Read MoreThe transition to peace: our commitment to democratize and contribute to the implementation process of the agreement
In Dejusticia, we believe that citizen participation and the transparency of the implementation process are fundamental for the construction of a lasting peace beyond what is agreed on paper. In that sense we want to contribute with the website ‘The transit to peace’.
Read MoreCommuniqué on transparency and publicity of decree-laws and process management of the Constitutional Court, in the fast-track
Dejusticia, alongside several civil society organizations, academics and research centers, issued an open letter with proposals to create transparency and dissemination measures regarding the development of norms to implement the peace accord.
Read MoreWhat is the balance of the constitutional reform project on the JEP?
On February 14, Rodrigo Uprimny participated in the hearing convened by the First Committee of the Senate to discuss the constitutional reform project that creates the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) and regulates the special treatment of the Public Force. This reform is two debates from being approved by the Senate. Find here the document on which your intervention was based and which gives an overview of this project
Read More“Fast” but not “fat track”
The government seems to seek to convert the so-called fast track (“fast track”), into a kind of fat track (a “thick track”). At least that is the impression that leaves this idea of using it to approve constitutional reforms, such as mandatory voting or closed election lists, which may be good, but do not have a clear link with the Peace Agreement.
Read MoreFive points that concern us about the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and the special treatment of the public force
The House of Representatives has already approved the constitutional reform that creates the Special Peace Jurisdiction (JEP) and regulates the special treatment to the public force. This project, which will give life to the transitional justice mechanism to investigate and punish the crimes committed during the conflict, is two debates in the Senate from becoming a reality.
Read MoreA weak and temporary court does not serve peace
To guarantee a proper normative implementation of the peace accord, we need an independent and very strong Constitutional Court both in the political and in the technical sense.
Read MorePress Release on the Draft Legislative Act of the Integral System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition
Academics and organizations, including Dejusticia, sign a communiqué to present analysis on the political convention and constitutional justification of the Draft Legislative Act 02 of 2016 Chamber, accumulated with the Draft Legislative Act 03 of 2016, which among other things creates the Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition, in what includes the JEP and regulates the special criminal treatment for state agents.
Why certain parts of the peace accord should have legal force? Comments on the Senate’s draft bill 01 of 2016
The following text presents some reflections to the public and the national Congress related to the constitutional reform project that seeks to give stability and judicial security to the peace accord signed between the Colombia government and the FARC on November 24th, 2016.
Read MoreThe magistrate and her last decision
In Colombia, there are increasingly more judges that step away from a rigid vision of the law, seeking to improve the human condition and the rule of law through intelligence, balance, integrity, patience, persuasion, and commitment.
Read MoreProgressive endorsement (III)
The Court’s judgment on fast track was not only very difficult; it was a “tragic case”, following Professor Manuel Atienza’s logic, since there is no good legal solution because any decision sacrifices an important value.
Read MoreRodrigo Uprimny’s presentation in Senate hearing: endorsement and fast-track
Rodrigo Umprimny’s participation in Senate hearing on November 29, 2016.
Read MoreDejusticia and civil society organizations propose measures to guarantee transparency and participation in implementation of Final Agreement
Twelve civil society organizations, including Dejusticia, signed a letter addressed to President Juan Manuel Santos and members of the CSIVI to support Legislative Act 1 of 2016, which regulates fast-track, and to propose 7 measures to guarantee transparency and Citizen participation in the design, deliberation and implementation of the public policies foreseen in the Final Agreement.
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