The Domesday Book
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes |
Almost a thousand years ago, the then King of England William I took a significant decision, one of which we Colombians can learn from, if we want to have a more solid state and a more efficient and equitable taxation system.
Camilo Torres’ Week
By Mauricio García Villegas |
Camilo Torres was a priest, poitical leader, and university professor.
After Resigning
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) |
We are used to seeing resignations daily. First the Ombudsman, then the Interior Viceminister, now the Director of the National Police.
Peñalosa Is Painted There
By Sebastián Lalinde Ordóñez |
Peñalosa is recuperating public space, isolating informal street vendors, sex workers, and homeless people so that the rest of the city doesn't see them.
The Good Racist
By Daniel Gómez-Mazo |
Land Restitution in Free Fall
By Angie Paola Botero Giraldo |
During the first term of the Santos administration, the Victims and Land Restitution Law was passed (Law 1448 of 2011).
Can the Peace Accord Be Put to a Popular Vote?
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes |
Some have argued that whatever popular vote mechanism for the peace accord is unconstitutional, as it would not be legitimate to subject a peace accord to a citizen vote.
Sidewalks and Territorial Peace
By Mauricio García Villegas |
Written from Puerto Asís, Putumayo.
Paramos and an Ecological Constitution
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) |
The Constitutional Court's ruling about the National Development Plan is much more than the prohibition of mining in paramos.
