Principle of not being judged twice for the same made (non bis in ídem)

Abstract

Principle of not being judged twice for the same fact (Non Bis in Idem). Literature is invoked, political constitutions of several countries are mentioned, among them Colombia, international instruments and pronouncements of the Human Rights Committee of the UN. Jürgen Habermas is quoted. Content of the principle Non Bis in Idem and its main objectives, which are legal security and material justice. Special Justice for Peace (JEP) in Colombia as a product of the Colombian State-FARC Peace Agreement and the principle of not being tried twice for the same fact in labor law.

We have written in this paper an analysis about the principle of not being judged twice for the same fact, known with the Latin aphorism Non Bis in Idem. For this we have taken the first novel of the great English writer Agatha Christie, teacher of crime and mystery: "The Mysterious Case of Styles", written in 1920.