La argumentación iusfilosófica de la corte constitucional: Su papel en la reconstrucción del derecho

The Constitutional Court is the guardian and protector of the Colombian charter of fundamental rights, and in performing this obligation, it has undoubtedly played a progressive role by giving priority to the protection of social, economic and cultural rights. This task has involved constant confron...

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Main Author: Moreno Guevara, Jessica Viviana
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=7830068
Source:Revista Criterio Libre Jurídico, ISSN 1794-7200, Vol. 8, Nº. 2, 2011 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Criterio libre jurídico Julio - Diciembre), pags. 99-108
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Summary: The Constitutional Court is the guardian and protector of the Colombian charter of fundamental rights, and in performing this obligation, it has undoubtedly played a progressive role by giving priority to the protection of social, economic and cultural rights. This task has involved constant confrontation with the other branches of government and some social sectors, who believe that it has played an excessively progressive role, outside the legal system, without addressing economic requirements, turning the law into the law of the judges. In examining this controversy, it is worthwhile to individually analyze certain positions taken by this entity with regard to specific rights and the type of argumentation that was used, and determine if they follow Hart’s tenets of judicial discretion or, conversely they consider Dworkin’s “Judge Hercules” analysis, or use both. In view of this, this article raises the following question: In 2011, what role did the Constitutional Court play with regard to protecting the territories of indigenous communities and ethnic cultural diversity?