Posts Tagged ‘Refrendación’
Rodrigo Uprimny’s presentation in Senate hearing: endorsement and fast-track
Rodrigo Umprimny’s participation in Senate hearing on November 29, 2016.
Read MoreWhy vote YES?
I agree with Francisco Gutiérrez’s warning about the excessive confidence displayed by the YES supporters regarding the peace plebiscite.
Read MoreNot “santifying” peace
Publicist Carlos Duque is right when he says tha peace has in some ways been “santified.” It is closely linked with the figure of President Santos. This is problematic for at least two reasons.
Read MoreA sentence that is doubly pacifying
The sentence of the Constitutional Court that approved the Plebiscite for Peace (PPP), despite having some debatable aspects, is well balanced and reasonable, to the extent, that in some ways, it could be considered a doubly pacifying decision.
Read MoreBlank ballot and endorsement
José Manuel Acevedo proposed, in his most recent column, that the Constitutional Court signal that in the “plebiscite for peace” (which, in reality, is closer to a people’s consultation) voters are allowed to cast blank ballots.
Read MorePlebiscites, Fear and Hope
Plebiscites are risky forms of democratic expression, as Kathleen McNamara wrote in Foreign Affairs, after the British decision to exit the European Union.
Read MoreDejusticia’s Intervention in Constitutional Court Public Hearing
The public vote of the peace accord to achieve a constitution in peace and a constitutional peace.
Read More5 Ideas to Improve the Peace Accords’ Popular Vote
This past Thursday, the Constitutional Court held a public hearing about the statutory bill that authorizes a plebiscite to put the peace accords to a popular vote.
Read MoreIdeas for Putting the Peace Accords to a Popular Vote
Popular Vote and Peace
Northern Ireland had an armed conflict that seemed impossible to solve, but accomplished a sustainable negotiated peace. The poular vote of the agreement was a decisive element in the success of the process. This story can thus be instructive for us in Colombia.
Read MoreThe Necessary Civic Endorsement
The step the FARC and the Government took, to define the peace agreement has to be approved by Congress and reviewed by the Constitutional Court to gain legal force, which is very important. But it is insufficient if not accompanied by civic endorsement.
Read MoreDejusticia Intervenes in Favor of Popular Vote for Peace Agreement through a Special Popular Consultation
Dejusticia intervened in the process testing the constitutionality of the bill that regulates the plesbiscite putting the final peace accord to a popular vote to end the conflict and build a stable and lasting peace. This synthesizes the arguments of this intervention.
Read MoreThe Public Prosecutor and the Peace Agreement’s Popular Vote
The General Public Prosecutor asked the Court that it declare the so-called plesbiscite to put the peace agreement to a popular vote unconstitutional. His argument is that the possiblity of submitting this agreement to a binding citizen vote ignores that the President has complete competency to negotiate peace and that the Constitution does not require the peace agreement be put to a popular vote.
Read MoreReferendum Mechanisms for the Peace Accords in Colombia
This past May 4th, the Center for the Study of Law, Justice and Society (Dejusticia), with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s Rule of Law for Latin America Program, held a Coffee and Debate about holding referenda for the peace agreements in Colombia.
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