Reflections on the Legal Evolution of Free Expression in Canada and Colombia in the Context of Democratic Consolidation
This article seeks to understand the manner in which the commitment to freedom of expression has evolved in both Canada and Colombia, based on the examination of historical patterns and court decisions. Through the lens of the Canadian experience, it looks at the difficulties faced by Colombia, wher...
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Canadian constitutional law pragmatism Colombian legalism captured State Colombian Constitutional Court consolidación democrática odios heredados pragmatismo constitucional canadiense legalismo colombiano Estado capturado Consolidação Democrática Ódios Herdados Pragmatismo constitucional canadense Legalismo colombiano Estado capturado |
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This article seeks to understand the manner in which
the commitment to freedom of expression has evolved
in both Canada and Colombia, based on the examination
of historical patterns and court decisions. Through the
lens of the Canadian experience, it looks at the difficulties
faced by Colombia, where the state is still struggling to
exercise the monopoly of power within its own territory
as a first stumbling block to the consolidation of its
democracy. Any effort to compare the exercise of liberties
in two countries with such different legal traditions
faces obvious challenges, even more so when after 200
years of independence one of the countries has still
failed to achieve the stability and security required to
assure sustainable economic development. However, in the 21st century the principles underlying the political and economic systems of both
countries are the same, and they share, at least formally, a commitment to respect
democracy, human rights and principles of good government. This is the primary
motivation behind this analysis.
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dialnet-ar-18-ART00004202302016-04-13Reflections on the Legal Evolution of Free Expression in Canada and Colombia in the Context of Democratic ConsolidationBeltrán Cristancho, Mauricio E.Blaise-MacLean, Robert Josephdemocratic consolidationCanadian constitutional lawpragmatismColombian legalismcaptured StateColombian Constitutional Courtconsolidación democráticaodios heredadospragmatismoconstitucional canadienselegalismo colombianoEstado capturadoConsolidação DemocráticaÓdios HerdadosPragmatismoconstitucional canadenseLegalismo colombianoEstado capturadoThis article seeks to understand the manner in which the commitment to freedom of expression has evolved in both Canada and Colombia, based on the examination of historical patterns and court decisions. Through the lens of the Canadian experience, it looks at the difficulties faced by Colombia, where the state is still struggling to exercise the monopoly of power within its own territory as a first stumbling block to the consolidation of its democracy. Any effort to compare the exercise of liberties in two countries with such different legal traditions faces obvious challenges, even more so when after 200 years of independence one of the countries has still failed to achieve the stability and security required to assure sustainable economic development. However, in the 21st century the principles underlying the political and economic systems of both countries are the same, and they share, at least formally, a commitment to respect democracy, human rights and principles of good government. This is the primary motivation behind this analysis.Este artigo pretende, mediante a identificação de patrões históricos e decisões jurídicas, compreender até onde tem chegado o compromisso com a liberdade de expressão em ambas as nações e as dificuldades que de acordo à experiência canadense está enfrentando ao Estado colombiano, que ainda não tem conseguido assegurar o monopólio da força dentro de seu próprio território para superar o primeiro escolho em sua aspiração de consolidar a democracia. Qualquer tentativa por comparar o exercício de liberdades nos países com tradições jurídicas tão diferentes enfrenta dificuldades apenas obvias. Quando o tema é a liberdade de expressão e um dos Estados não tem conseguido obter, depois de 200 anos de independência, a estabilidade e segurança que se requer para assegurar o desenvolvimento econômico sustentável, o exercício de comparação se complica e se faz mais atrativo ao mesmo tempo. As histórias da Canadá e da Colômbia são muito diferentes, mesmo eu no século XXI os princípios de seus sistemas político e econômico sejam iguais. O compromisso de praticar a democracia e o bom governo, e de impor o respeito aos direitos humanos, pelo menos formalmente, o compartem hoje a Colômbia e a Canadá. Esta é a motivação fundamental desta análiseEste artículo intenta, mediante la identificación de patrones históricos y decisiones jurídicas, comprender hasta dónde ha llegado el compromiso con la libertad de expresión en ambas naciones y las dificultades que, de acuerdo con la experiencia canadiense, está enfrentando el Estado colombiano, que todavía no ha logrado asegurar el monopolio de la fuerza dentro de su propio territorio para superar el primer escollo en su aspiración de consolidar la democracia. Cualquier intento por comparar el ejercicio de libertades en dos países con tradiciones jurídicas tan diferentes enfrenta dificultades apenas obvias. Cuando el tema es la libertad de expresión y uno de los Estados no ha podido obtener, después de 200 años de independencia, la estabilidad y seguridad que se requieren para asegurar un desarrollo económico sostenible, el ejercicio de comparación se complica y se hace más atractivo a la vez. Las historias de Canadá y Colombia son muy diferentes, aunque en el siglo XXI los principios de sus sistemas político y económico sean iguales. El compromiso de practicar la democracia y el buen gobierno, y de imponer el respeto a los derechos humanos, por lo menos formalmente, lo comparten hoy Colombia y Canadá. Esta es la motivación fundamental de este análisis.Universidad del Rosario2011text (article)application/pdfhttp://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=3685432(Revista) ISSN 0124-0579Revista Estudios Socio-Jurídicos, ISSN 0124-0579, Vol. 13, Nº. 1, 2011, pags. 217-246engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: http://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. 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