{"id":28211,"date":"2013-11-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-02T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dejusticia.org\/the-legal-system-has-more-than-just-defects\/"},"modified":"2017-04-11T08:02:44","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T13:02:44","slug":"the-legal-system-has-more-than-just-defects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.dejusticia.org\/en\/the-legal-system-has-more-than-just-defects\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legal System has More than Just Defects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Esta \u00faltima, evidenciada con el esc\u00e1ndalo de Villarraga, justifica los llamados urgentes de reforma. Sin embargo, algunas cr\u00edticas recientes mezclan los problemas reales con factores que son grandes fortalezas y que vale la pena reivindicar para que solo lo malo de la justicia sea objeto de reproche y reforma.<br \/>\nPor ejemplo, con motivo de la decisi\u00f3n del fuero penal militar, la justicia ha sido acusada de usurpar las funciones del Congreso. Pero la decisi\u00f3n muestra justo lo contrario. El fuero fue declarado inexequible por no cumplir el procedimiento democr\u00e1tico, y la vigilancia de ese procedimiento es la labor que m\u00e1s respeta las funciones del Congreso, pues no interviene en el contenido de decisiones democr\u00e1ticas. Por ello, la decisi\u00f3n de la Corte podr\u00eda ser criticada por la interpretaci\u00f3n que hizo del vicio de procedimiento, pero no por met\u00e9rsele al rancho al Congreso. La Corte colombiana ha sido considerada un modelo a seguir a nivel global por su rol de guardiana de la democracia en esta y otras sentencias.<br \/>\nDe otra parte, la justicia ha sido acusada de estar politizada por meter a la c\u00e1rcel a militares y pol\u00edticos. Pero que los jueces se atrevan a encarcelar a miembros del Estado que ostentan altos rangos es, por el contrario, una muestra inequ\u00edvoca de su independencia. En muy pocos pa\u00edses los pol\u00edticos acaban en la c\u00e1rcel por delinquir, pues su influencia amedrenta a los jueces.<br \/>\nSeg\u00fan Nieto Loaiza, que la justicia persiga a militares y pol\u00edticos de derecha, mientras deja libre a Piedad C\u00f3rdoba, evidencia una \u201cderiva izquierdista del sistema judicial\u201d. El argumento carece de sustento, pues que la justicia responsabilice m\u00e1s a gentes de derecha no quiere decir que sea de izquierda, sino tal vez que la derecha ha delinquido m\u00e1s. El informe de Memoria Hist\u00f3rica sugiere que ello es as\u00ed, pues los niveles de atrocidad de los paramilitares superan con creces los de las dem\u00e1s partes del conflicto.<br \/>\nAdem\u00e1s, es mucho lo que la justicia colombiana ha intentado responsabilizar a la izquierda armada y sus aliados. Hay gran cantidad de condenas contra la c\u00fapula de las Farc por violaciones de derechos humanos. Y se han abierto m\u00faltiples procesos contra pol\u00edticos sospechados de aliarse con la guerrilla. El caso de Piedad C\u00f3rdoba es el m\u00e1s ilustrativo, pues es una de las personas a quien m\u00e1s se le han abierto procesos judiciales. Por eso, que no est\u00e9 presa es tal vez m\u00e1s el resultado de que no haya pruebas en su contra y no de que la justicia est\u00e9 sesgada a su favor.<br \/>\nPero lo que mejor muestra que la justicia no tiene un sesgo de izquierda es que las propias Farc exigen no ser juzgadas por ella. La motivaci\u00f3n es sorprendentemente similar a la de los militares y sus partidarios cuando defienden el fuero. Ambas partes proponen ser juzgadas por entes distintos, porque saben que la justicia no atender\u00e1 a sus intereses sino que aplicar\u00e1 normas que pueden estar en su contra. Es decir, temen a la independencia de la justicia.<br \/>\nLa justicia colombiana tiene, pues, virtudes importantes. Es posible que su sostenimiento dependa de que la justicia se reforme para que las fallas no las opaquen o hagan inanes. Pero si hay reforma, es clave que no se pongan en un mismo costal las fallas y virtudes, sino que estas se resguarden y aquellas se solucionen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Criticism of the legal system has resumed with force. 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