Lawyers in Colombia do not control themselves (self-regulation) nor allow themselves to be controlled. Everything begins with law faculties, which teach and do whatever they want, or almost do so. But the most serious comes later, when students obtain the title of lawyers and can choose between being a litigant, judge, professor of law, notary or public official.

To understand and overcome corrupt practices, one must see the rest of the iceberg: the vast majority of irregular behaviors, which may not be so spectacular or visible, but without which there would be no more serious crimes.

This measure - which undoubtedly causes alarm and creates problems - is necessary to mitigate the damages caused by the inability of the Colombian State to provide this basic service quickly and efficiently. Six necessary clarifications on a Law that has been poorly understood.