Pretrial detention in Colombia: between exception and rule
The Constitutional Court established in decision C-774 of 2001 that pretrial detention is exceptional in nature. Yet judicial practice and legislative reforms have steadily eroded that principle.
The Constitutional Court established in decision C-774 of 2001 that pretrial detention is exceptional in nature. Yet judicial practice and legislative reforms have steadily eroded that principle.
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Rodrigo Escobar Gil
PhD in Administrative Law (Universidad Complutense de Madrid). Former Justice and President of the Constitutional Court of Colombia (2001–2009). Former Commissioner and Special Rapporteur of the IACHR–OAS (2010–2014). Founder of Rodrigo Escobar Gil Consultores.