The Court's ruling on the fast track procedure could be an opportunity to achieve greater democratic legitimacy for the peace agreement, as the new rules of the game demand the construction of stronger consensus in Congress.

In Colombia, hate seems to add more than in other latitudes. If anything has determined Colombian politics in recent years, it is the visceral hatred that President Uribe exercises day after day against President Santos.

Citizens’ enfranchisement is not the only empowerment that will come alongside universalized access to information technology. Indeed, total connectivity will also empower data collectors. But as the digital divide has not yet been closed, there is still time to look for tools to cope with the informatics power that governments and Internet platforms will be able to acquire.

In times of egos enlarged by social media, such as Trump's, we lack the cosmic vision of Humboldt, where everything is interconnected.

A look at the behavior of homicides, personal injuries and violence between couples shows that the eradication of violent conflict goes beyond the peace process.

We must face the challenges of the complex society we have today; This implies accepting family diversity and the positive values it embodies.

It was fair and democratic that the adoption referendum was rejected by the House of Representatives. To have had it approved would have been to open the way for the perversion of Colombian democracy.

The United States Supreme Court’s decision in Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC will determine whether or not the ATS may be used in cases against corporations, carrying implications for actors working on corporate liability issues across the globe.

Although the government and the General Attorney's office insist that the killings of social leaders are isolated, the numbers of violent deaths of leaders (156 in the last 14 months, according to the Ombudsman's Office) shows otherwise.