Viabilidad o no de la cadena perpetua en Colombia
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2022
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Tejera Alvarado, Alberto Mario
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Ediciones Universidad Simón Bolívar
Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales
Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales
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En Colombia se ha venido proponiendo la adopción de la Cadena Perpetua como herramienta para sancionar a quienes incurren en la violación y/o asesinato de menores de edad. Esto, en parte, se sustenta en el mandato constitucional según el cual los derechos de los niños priman sobre los derechos de los demás y, siendo la vida el principal patrimonio individual del ser humano, el Estado está llamado a velar por ella y brindar garantías a la persona para su preservación. La iniciativa fue aprobada en el Acto Legislativo 01 de 2020, pero la Corte Constitucional halló fundamentos para declararla inexequible, razón por la que no está en vigencia el mandato legislativo y se sigue planteando la posibilidad de su adopción, como alternativa en la lucha contra la violencia de que son objeto muchos niños en Colombia. La exploración permitió establecer que, si bien la comunidad apoya todo acto orientado a la protección infantil, no por ello desconoce algunas deficiencias que se dan al interior del aparato judicial colombiano y que ponen en duda la efectividad de la Cadena Perpetua, en el caso de ser adoptada, por razones ajenas a la naturaleza de la medida, pero fundamentadas en la realidad judicial del país, en la actualidad.
In Colombia, the adoption of life imprisonment has been proposed as a tool to punish those who commit the rape and/or murder of minors. This, in part, is based on the constitutional mandate according to which the rights of children prevail over the rights of others and, since life is the main individual patrimony of the human being, the State is called to watch over it and provide guarantees. to the person for his preservation. The initiative was approved in Legislative Act 01 of 2020, but the Constitutional Court found grounds to declare it unenforceable, which is why the legislative mandate is not in force and the possibility of its adoption continues to be considered, as an alternative in the fight against violence to which many children in Colombia are subjected. The exploration made it possible to establish that, although the community supports any act aimed at child protection, it is not unaware of some deficiencies that occur within the Colombian judicial apparatus and that cast doubt on the effectiveness of the Life Chain, in the case of be adopted, for reasons unrelated to the nature of the measure but based on the judicial reality of the country, at present.
In Colombia, the adoption of life imprisonment has been proposed as a tool to punish those who commit the rape and/or murder of minors. This, in part, is based on the constitutional mandate according to which the rights of children prevail over the rights of others and, since life is the main individual patrimony of the human being, the State is called to watch over it and provide guarantees. to the person for his preservation. The initiative was approved in Legislative Act 01 of 2020, but the Constitutional Court found grounds to declare it unenforceable, which is why the legislative mandate is not in force and the possibility of its adoption continues to be considered, as an alternative in the fight against violence to which many children in Colombia are subjected. The exploration made it possible to establish that, although the community supports any act aimed at child protection, it is not unaware of some deficiencies that occur within the Colombian judicial apparatus and that cast doubt on the effectiveness of the Life Chain, in the case of be adopted, for reasons unrelated to the nature of the measure but based on the judicial reality of the country, at present.
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Violación de menores de edad, Homicidio infantil, Derechos fundamentales, Cadena perpetua, Corrupción judicial, Rape of minors, Child homicide, Fundamental rights, Life imprisonment, Judicial corruption
