Litigation News
Litigation
Intervention on the constitutionality of the declaration of state of emergency.
By Dejusticia |
Dejusticia requests that in the case that the Court find that the health system suffers from a financial crisis that affects its immediate stability, the Court declare inapplicable all unconstitutional reasons for the declaration of emergency contained in Decree 4975 of 2009, as they attempt to permit a structural reform of the Health System, which may only be undertaken by Congress.
Amicus curiae in tutela for protection of the right to mental health of victims of forced displacement
By Dejusticia |
Dejusticia supports the tutela to ensure the right to health of four women who have not received comprehensive care for the serious mental and emotional disorders they suffer following their forced displacement due to violence of the armed conflict
Intervention on the constitutionality of Art. 113 of the Civil Code regarding civil marriage
By Dejusticia |
Dejusticia supports plaintiffs which challenge Article 113 of the Civil Code that establishes marriage only for heterosexual couples and defines procreation as one of its purposes
Intervention on the constitutionality of the re-election referendum
By Dejusticia |
Intervention in challenge to the constitutionality of the re-election referendum. The intervention requests the Court to declare unconstitutional the law that calls for the aforementioned referendum.
Intervention on the law of freedom of slaves
By Dejusticia |
Dejusticia, member of Racial Discrimination Watch, intervened in the challenge to Law 21 of 1851 (Freedom of slaves), arguing that the Court should declare the case admissible and guarantee integral and collective reparation for the Afro-Colombian population who suffered the crime of slavery.
Intervention relating to free primary education
By Dejusticia |
Dejusticia intervened in a lawsuit to declare charging fees for public primary schools unconstitutional.
Nullity action against the administrative act through which the House of Representatives chose Dr. Volmar Perez as Ombudsman on August 19, 2008.
By Dejusticia |
Dejusticia, the Human Corporation Regional Center for Human Rights and Gender Justice, the Women National Network, and the Antigone Corporation for Social Development, Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, filed a nullity action against the administrative act through which the House of Representatives chose Dr. Volmar Perez as Ombudsman, arguing that the triad formed by the national government did not respect the law of equal participation of women (Law 581 of 2000) which requires that the lists of candidates for positions such as the Ombudsman include at least one woman.
Intervention relating to conscientious objection to military service
By Dejusticia |
The intervention was presented regarding conscientious objection as grounds for permanent exclusion for military service, and argues that article 27 of Law 48 of 1993 is unconstitutional.
Intervention same-sex couples
By Dejusticia |
Dejustica intertervened at the request of the Constitutional Court in order to opine regarding whether scientific evidence demonstrates that children are affected by growing up in families with same sex parents.
