El derecho a una vivienda digna en el marco de las competencias municipales de ordenación del territorio
Today, the right to adequate housing is considered an essential element of the concept of habitat and also as a prerequisite in the fight against poverty. This has undoubtedly contributed to the constitutionalization of this right by some States and Colombia has not remained indifferent to this tren...
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| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad Externado de Colombia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=3335693 |
| Source: | Revista Derecho del Estado, ISSN 0122-9893, Nº. 24, 2010, pags. 207-231 |
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Today, the right to adequate housing is considered an essential element of
the concept of habitat and also as a prerequisite in the fight against poverty.
This has undoubtedly contributed to the constitutionalization of this right by
some States and Colombia has not remained indifferent to this trend, and the
right to adequate housing reached the status of a fundamental right.
Our legal system has assigned a leading role to the municipalities in the
promotion, protection and guarantee of the right to adequate housing. However,
this right actually materialize into concrete benefits for the poorest is
necessary for the State (both the national government and local governments)
to design effective public policies on housing, that the Congress to legislate
to protect this right to allocate sufficient resources to carry out these policies
and legislative mandates, and courts to ensure ownership and enjoyment of
this right. |
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