International publications
Outrageous Penalties: Disproportionality in the penalization of drugs crimes in Colombia
| By Diana Esther Guzmán Rodríguez, Jorge Alberto Parra Norato, Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | Alternative Penalties, Colombia, Drogas, Drugs, Penal System, Penal System, Penas alternativas, Populismo punitivo, Punitive Populism
This study supports with solid empirical evidence that drug policies in Colombia that resort to the use of criminal law do not respect the principle of proportionality and therefore are not justifiable from the constitutional point of view.
Addicted to punishment: The disproportionality of drug laws in Latin America
| By Dejusticia | Drogas, Latinoamérica, Narcotráfico, Penal System, Política Criminal
Addicted to Punishment: The disproportionality of drug laws in Latin America
| By Diana Esther Guzmán Rodríguez, Jorge Alberto Parra Norato, Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | Criminal Policy, Drogas, Drugs, Illegal drug trade, Latin America, Latinoamérica, Narcotráfico, Penal System, Penal System, Política Criminal
This document describes the disproportionality of the drug-related crimes in seven Latin American countries. Even though they are punishable behavior that does not directly or indirectly harm third parties, studies of drug crime related laws show a regional tendency to increase the use of criminal law
Goodbye river: The Dispute over Land, Water and the Rights of the Indigenous living near the Urrá dam
| By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019), Natalia Orduz | Armed Conflict, Colombia, Conflicto armado, Consulta previa, Indigenous Peoples, Natural Resources, Prior Consultation, Pueblos indígenas, Recursos naturales, Víctimas, Victims
This books tell the story of the dam of Urrá through the central themes of violence and the dispute for land and the natural resources in Colombia.
Ethnicity.gov: Natural resources, Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Prior Consultation
| By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) | 1991 Constitution, Constitución de 1991, Consulta previa, Indigenous Peoples, Latin America, Latinoamérica, Prior Consultation, Pueblos indígenas
This book analyzes the origins, practice, and effects of the right to prior consultation for indigenous peoples.
Prior Consultation: Dilemmas and Solutions
| By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019), Natalia Orduz | Consulta previa, Indigenous Peoples, Land Restitution, Land Restitution, Prior Consultation, Pueblos indígenas
The book provides lessons from the drafting process of the Reparations and Restoration of Land to Indigenous Peoples decree in Colombia.
