Issue-Judiciary
An independent court for peace
An independent Judicial Branch is essential for the construction of a peaceful country, especially in this polarized environment. Thus, judicial decisions regarding peace must be juridically solid and cannot filtrate without being adopted.
Read MoreThe right to protest, chained in the new Police Code
Dejusticia filed a lawsuit against the new norms related to protests and manifestations in Law 1801 of 2016 before the Constitutional Court on the grounds of being unconstitutional.
Read MoreOrganized crime against judges
Mexico was shocked by the recent murder of
the judge Vicente Bermúdez, which took place in public, in the middle of the
day. Bermúdez was known for adopting judicial decisions in cases against
organized crime, like the ones related to Joaquín Guzmán Loera and the
disappearance of the 43 students of Ayotzinapa. Unfortunately, it is not the
only case of an assassinated judge in Mexico, nor it is the only country in
the region where something like this has happened.
Important magistrate election
Two important
judicial elections silently advance: of five magistrates to the Constitutional
Court and seven members of the National Discipline Commission. The first
implies the modification of the Courts’ majority, and with that, the possible
renovation of jurisprudence.
In the prison of Oscar Wilde
When Oscar Wilde entered prison to pay his sentence for sodomy, he stopped being the popular and witty poet of the end of the 19th century.
Read MoreAn impunity accord?
vote NO on the plebiscite claim that they are not against negotiated peace, but
that they believe the accord to be unacceptable because of the impunity it establishes due to the fact that it does not require jail time
for all those responsible for international crimes like massacres, kidnappings,
disappearances, children recruitment or sexual violence.
Jail benefits?
A strong objection to the peace process is that some guerrilla members will not be sent to jail. But we cannot forget that the benefits of jail time are doubtful.
Read MoreUnreformable criminals or teenagers in complex realities?
It is programs in which adolescents are treated as subjects of rights that welcome solutions to the rise of youth violence, not the heavy-handed response of criminal responsibility.
Read MoreA Constituent Assembly to try judges?
Congress must implement effectively the framework for investigation and prosecution of the Prosecutor and high court magistrates.
Read MoreA Code for Police Arbritariness
The National Police scandals have shown that the institution has serious problems of arbitrariness and corruption.
Read MoreThe Balance of Powers Reform: An Infographic
The pros and cons of four important points of the Reform to the Balance of Powers according to our analysis.
Read MorePodcast: Balance of Powers Reform
Radio program Derecho a la carta invited Carolina Villadiego to discuss the Balance of Powers Reform currently in Congress.
Read MoreRodrigo Upriminy Intervenes in Public Audience about the #BalanceOfPowers Reform
This past 20th of March 2015, Rodrigo Uprimny participated in the Public Audience in Congress discussing the essential aspects of the Balance of Powers Reform.
Read MoreLegal Chauvinism
None of the arguments made by the government or its lawyers explaining why they will not comply with the precautionary measures of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (ICHR) in Petro´s case are convincing.
Read MoreMonitoring Criminal Sanctions imposed on Teenagers: Formulating a Methodolgy
In this document we describe the watch group monitoring criminal sanctions imposed on teenagers under the Criminal Responsibility System for Teenagers (SRPA in Spanish).
Read MoreSanctions for Teenagers in the Judicial District of Medellin
Dejusticia designed a system to monitor the sanctions imposed on teenagers by the Criminal Responsibility System for Teenagers (SRPA in Spanish). This document describes how it worked and the results of the pilot-test.
Read MoreMore Salt Rubbed in the Wounds of the Victims of the Palace of Justice
In the Palace of Justice hearing, the government representatives gave with one hand what they took with the other.
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 MoreA Surgical Judicial Reform?
The recent scandals about corruption in the Judicial branch are serious and they add to other deficiencies of the judicial system, like it’s slowness in certain areas. Some, therefore, propose a total reformation of the judicial system, as if it had collapsed.
Read MoreThe Legal System has More than Just Defects
Criticism of the legal system has resumed with force. Many are well-founded, since the judicial system suffers from a series of problems such as slowness, lack of access and transparency, and corruption.
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