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Informative equity vs. Freedom of the press?
Rodrigo Uprimny, director of DJS, argues that the State’s imposition on radio and television companies to maintain an informative equilibrium of coverage on the presidential campaigns is not censorship.
Read MoreReflection on the Risks of Colombian Anti-terrorist Approaches: A theoretical framework
The article offers an interpretation of the production and application of anti-terrorist approaches in Colombia. The objectives of the research are to provide an basic overview of the approaches but will not attempt to offer a systematic analysis of all antiterrorist measures implemented by Colombia during the past several years. Specific attention is paid to national security policies and an interpretation of risks imbedded in antiterrorist measures is offered.
Read MoreWill there be peace with the ELN (Colombian National Liberation Army)?
Though in all the cases is advisable to look at peace negotiations with skepticism, in the case of the negotiations that have been initiated with the Colombian National Liberation Army (ELN) some hopes can be harbored.
Read MoreSeptember 11th in Hollywood
Professor Diego López Medina discusses “Syriana” and “Munich”, the political films of the season that present controversial theories.
Read MoreChronicles of war and the uprooting
Danilo Rojas, member of DJS, exalts the value of the journalistic chronicles of war to fill the “holes” in history when they arrive at the moment of crossroads in the telling of the government stopping guerrilla warfare.
Read MoreColombia-Law and Society Activities Encyclopedia of Law and Society: American and Global Perspectives
Law and society activities took off in the 1980s and have experienced a boom since the 1990s. They involve numerous university research centers, think tanks and NGOs, and cover such topics as the administration of justice, the legal profession, law and political violence, human rights, and legal pluralism.
Read MoreControl over Judicial Rulings
In Colombia, there is a vigorous debate on the constitutional control of court rulings. This article studies the development of that debate, by presenting the arguments of critics and offering counter-arguments in favor of constitutional control. The article studies the history and evolution of such control, focusing on the Constitutional Court and describing what is required for constitutional control to proceed against court rulings. In order to answer critics, and to avoid being trapped in discussions about procedure, one must face the fundamental problem of this debate: Should there be a mechanism to protect people from court rulings that violate their Constitutional rights? The article argues that constitutional control protects rights in a material sense and protects a single, authorized interpretation of the Constitution, which favors people’s confidence in the law.
Read MoreAlternative Law Encyclopedia of Law and Society: American and Global Perspectives (David Clark,ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 2006)
School of legal thought and action that advances the use of law for social transformation. Originated in continental Europe and Latin America in the 1970s, it established itself as one of the leading theoretical and practical loci of criticism of legal positivism in those regions. Given its focus on the links among law, politics, and social context, it has spurred a wide range of scholarly studies and public debates inspired by a sociolegal approach.
Read MoreReviews of our nameless war. Transformations of conflict in Colombia
The book collects recent works of the Institute of Political Studies and International Relations (IEPRI) about the changes of armed conflict in Colombia since the 1990s.
Read MoreEmpowered Participatory Governance: An Unexpected Colombian Venture in Public Sociology
It reviews the exchange the participatory democracy between the National University of Colombia and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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