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IN GENERAL, the Constitutional Court’s decision that annulled the re-election referendum has been welcomed. Yet,some commentators, such as Alfredo Rangel, have questioned it for obstructing people’s participation. Basically, it seems an undemocratic decision.

THE DECISION of the Constitutional Court, which prevented the referendum from going on, was legally predictable and very significant for Colombian democracy because it protected the Rule of Law and ensured a fairer electoral competition.

WHEN writing this op-ed, the Court’s decision on the referendum is yet unknown. Since I can’t talk about it, I will discuss judicial work.

Two weeks ago, I published an op-ed that predicted the fall of the referendum on the Constitutional Court with a 7-2 vote based due to procedural vices. As the decision approaches, everyone is making their bets on the final result of the Court.

THE CLOSURE OF THE MAGAZINE Cambio has produced social and political reactions of all kinds.

THE USE OF THE “SOCIAL EMERGENCY” (a judicial instrument) to address the serious problems of the health system, many of them structural, is very unhealthy for the Colombian democracy.

PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO health is one of the most crucial and sensitive issues there is in contemporary societies. That’s why it arouses so much controversy and interest in public opinion.