This book is part of the collection Documents for Peacebuilding in which Dejusticia presents ideas to face the complex challenge of building a stable and lasting peace in the post-agreement period. This specific document addresses the need to strengthen the national judicial system in an articulated manner and with an emphasis on rural areas and on overcoming the armed justice that operates in many places.

This text forms part of a long-term project undertaken by Dejusticia as part of its international work. The project revolves around the Global Action-Research Workshop for Young Human Rights Advocates that Dejusticia organizes each year to foster connections among and train a new generation of action researchers.

The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR), the European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ), and the Center for the Study of Law, Justice, and Society (Dejusticia) are pleased to release an updated report on Assessments of Existing National Action Plans (NAPs) on Business and Human Rights (August 2017).

According to the Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International for 2016, Colombia obtained a rating of 37/100. How to characterize the phenomenon of corruption in Colombia and what academic and public policy strategies can be adopted to counteract it?

The best way to face the challenges posed by the implementation of the Peace Accord in rural policies and to pay off the historic debt to Colombian peasants is to deepen the restitution efforts and to integrate them to a broader agrarian policy.

This research, carried out by Dejusticia and the Research Consortium on Drugs and the Law, assesses the impact of drug policy on the prison system and recommends, among other measures, to decriminalize the possession of a personal dose.

This document provides an analysis and reflection on the legal challenges of the implementation of land restitution action, the peculiarities of its mechanisms and procedures, and its more complex challenges.

This guide covers the main current legal rules under the inter-American order on freedom of expression.

The teaching tools presented below aim to offer a database that will allow officials to quickly consult some of the most common challenges in their daily work.

A rigid application of the principle of good faith within the process of land restitution can disregard or transgress fundamental rights. The document presents the different legal problems that have arisen.

What do higher education teachers understand about the concept of non-compliance? What are their main faults? This research, with 605 teachers from Antioquia, begins from these questions.

This text addresses questions regarding the role of unhealthy food and drink consumption, especially in children, and what the State does about it. The document is based on an analysis of the existing norms in Colombia and is skeptical about the self-regulation mechanisms proposed by the industry.