Participative Democracy into the Colombian Constitution of 1991

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18041/0121-3474/verbaiuris.1.9555

Keywords:

Constitution, democracy, representative democracy, participative democracy, plebiscite, referendum, normative popular initiative, popular consultation, revocation of the mandate, open town hall, Seventh Ballot, Constituent Assembly

Abstract

The objective of this article is to make an analytical approach of the participative democracy since the Colombian constitution of 1991. Firstly, the democracy as a government way is going to be studied from the conceptual, thoracal and historical point of view to provide greater inputs in understanding the evolution of participatory democracy and its current constitutional, legal and jurisprudential regulation. Finally, it’s studied the main mechanisms of citizen participation of the political nature presented by the 1991 constituent is addressed.

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Author Biography

  • Jesús Hernando Álvarez Mora, Universidad Católica de Colombia

    Lawyer and specialist in Administrative Law from the Universidad Libre, Doctor in Law from the  Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio of Spain. University professor and lecturer in Constitutional Law. Among his most important responsibilities, he has been dean of law and sectional rector of the Universidad Libre, associate judge of the Constitutional Court, of the National Electoral Council and of the Disciplinary Chamber of the Superior Council of the Judiciary. Member of the Colombian Institute of Procedural Law. Professor at Universidad Católica de Colombia. Member of the TIC-G Public Law Research Group, TICCY, in the Constitutional Law and Public Policy line. E-mail: jhalvarez@ucatolica.edu.co - ORCID: https://orcid.org./0000-0003-2352-2859 - CvLAC: https://acortar.link/EvPKMU

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Published

2022-01-10 — Updated on 2024-01-30

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No. 47 (2022)

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How to Cite

Álvarez Mora, J. H. (2024). Participative Democracy into the Colombian Constitution of 1991. Verba Luris, 47, 155-175. https://doi.org/10.18041/0121-3474/verbaiuris.1.9555 (Original work published 2022)

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