Judicial Branch of Colombia
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Court
A court is a form of tribunal, often a governmental institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law...
s in Republic of Colombia which administer justice
Justice
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
in the name of the state
State (polity)
A state is an organized political community, living under a government. States may be sovereign and may enjoy a monopoly on the legal initiation of force and are not dependent on, or subject to any other power or state. Many states are federated states which participate in a federal union...
as a mechanism for the resolution of disputes
Dispute resolution
Dispute resolution is the process of resolving disputes between parties.-Methods:Methods of dispute resolution include:* lawsuits * arbitration* collaborative law* mediation* conciliation* many types of negotiation* facilitation...
. The judicial branch encompasses judge
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
s, magistrate
Magistrate
A magistrate is an officer of the state; in modern usage the term usually refers to a judge or prosecutor. This was not always the case; in ancient Rome, a magistratus was one of the highest government officers and possessed both judicial and executive powers. Today, in common law systems, a...
s and other adjudicators who form the core of a judiciary, as well as the support personnel who keep the system running smoothly. Under the doctrine of the separation of powers
Separation of powers
The separation of powers, often imprecisely used interchangeably with the trias politica principle, is a model for the governance of a state. The model was first developed in ancient Greece and came into widespread use by the Roman Republic as part of the unmodified Constitution of the Roman Republic...
, the judiciary in Colombia is the branch of government
Government of Colombia
The government of Colombiais a republic with separation of powers into executive, judicial and legislative branches.Its legislature has a congress,its judiciary has a supreme court, andits executive branch has a president....
primarily responsible for interpreting the law by majority vote.
Constitutional Court
The Colombian Constitutional courtConstitutional Court of Colombia
The Constitutional Court of Colombia is the highest entity in the judicial branch of government in the Republic of Colombia in charge of safeguarding the integrity and supremacy of the Colombian Constitution of 1991 within the Constitutional laws.However it is not the highest court of criminal...
is in charge of guarding the Colombian Constitution and is the highest entity in the Colombian judicial branch of government with the function of interpreting and monitoring the constitutional law and processes. The Constitutional court decides also oversees the Tutela, an individual action against fundamental rights violations (including complaints of acts by the government) as stated in the Article 86 of the Colombian Constitution. The Constitutional Court is located in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
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Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is the highest judicial instance in Colombia consisting of 23 judges which are appointed by the Senate of ColombiaSenate of Colombia
The Senate of the Republic of Colombia is the upper house of the Congress of Colombia, with the lower house being the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia...
and the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
The Chamber of Representatives is the lower house of the Congress of Colombia.The Chamber has 166 elected members for four-year terms.-How the Chamber is elected:...
for a period of eight years. The Court is formed by 3 chambers, a civil-agrarian chamber made up by 7 judges, a labor chamber made up by 7 judges and a Penal chamber made up by 9 judges. The Court is located in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
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Council of State of Colombia
the maximum organ of the Contentious Administrative Jurisdiction, it solves the processes that involve to the State and the matters, or the processes that involve to two State Entities ultimately; it also completes an advisory function because it is the organ to which the Government should appeal before making certain decisions, it is not bound by its decision, but must consider the councils , verdict or opinion in certain matters.Superior tribunals
The Colombian territory is divided into judicial districts which function as appellate courts (Superior tribunals). Each district has a superior court, which hears appeals from and supervise the lower courts in the district. The court is composed of three judges which are appointed by the Supreme Court.Criminal trials make use of a five-member jury .
- Superior Tribunal of Antioquia
- Superior Tribunal of Arauca
- Superior Tribunal of Armenia
- Superior Tribunal of Barranquilla
- Superior Tribunal of Bogotá
- Superior Tribunal of Bucaramanga
- Superior Tribunal of Buga
- Superior Tribunal of Caldas
- Superior Tribunal of Cali
- Superior Tribunal of Cartagena
- Superior Tribunal of Cundinamarca
- Superior Tribunal of Córdoba
- Superior Tribunal of Cúcuta
- Superior Tribunal of Florencia
- Superior Tribunal of Ibagué
- Superior Tribunal of Manizales
- Superior Tribunal of Medellín
- Superior Tribunal of Montería
- Superior Tribunal of Neiva
- Superior Tribunal of Pasto
- Superior Tribunal of Pereira
- Superior Tribunal of Popayán
- Superior Tribunal of Quibdó
- Superior Tribunal of Riohacha
- Superior Tribunal of Risaralda
- Superior Tribunal of San Andrés
- Superior Tribunal of San Gil
- Superior Tribunal of Santa Marta
- Superior Tribunal of Sincelejo
- Superior Tribunal of Tunja
- Superior Tribunal of Valledupar
- Superior Tribunal of Villavicencio
- Superior Tribunal of Yopal
Regional courts
- 2nd Civil Court of the Circuit of Soacha
- 4th Civil Court of the Circuit of Bogotá
- Civil Court of the Circuit of Granada, Meta
- Civil Court of the Circuit of Cali
- Civil Court of the Circuit of Cáqueza
- Civil Court of the Circuit of Funza
- Civil Court of the Circuit of Fusagasugá
- Civil Court of the Circuit of Gachetá
- Civil Court of the Circuit of La Ceja
- Civil Court of the Circuit of Plato
- Penal Court of the Circuit of Aguadas
- Penal Court of the Circuit of Barranquilla
- Penal Court of the Circuit of Cali
- Penal Court of the Circuit of Fredonia
- Penal Court of the Circuit of Guateque
- Penal Court of the Circuit of Leticia
- Penal Court of the Circuit of Manizales
- Penal Court of the Circuit of Medellín
- Penal Court of the Circuit of Mocoa
- Penal Court of the Circuit of Bogotá
- Penal Court of the Circuit of Santuario
- Penal Court of the Circuit of Sogamoso
- Penal Court of the Circuit of Villeta
- Promiscuous Court of the Circuit of Guaduas
Administrative Supreme Court
The Council of State of ColombiaCouncil of State of Colombia
The Council of State of ColombiaState Council- It is conformed by twenty-seven magistrates that exercise during eight years.- It regulates the conflicts between the matters and the State.Superior Council of Judicature...
(Consejo de Estado) advices the president on draft legislation regarding the administration and is also the supreme administrative tribunal for complaints against government entities and its employees.
Administrative Courts
The Administrative Courts of Colombia are a first instance level in the judiciary of the country. Administrative court are in the following departmentsDepartments of Colombia
Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...
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- Administrative Court of Cundinamarca
- Administrative Courts of Antioquia
- Administrative Courts of Arauca
- Administrative Courts of Bolívar
- Administrative Courts of Boyacá
- Administrative Courts of Córdoba
- Administrative Tribunal of Nariño
- Administrative Tribunal of Risaralda
- Administrative Tribunal of Santander
- Administrative Tribunal of Atlántico
- Administrative Tribunal of Caquetá
- Administrative Tribunal of del Cauca
- Administrative Tribunal of del Cesar
- Administrative Tribunal of del Huila
- Administrative Tribunal of Meta
- Administrative Tribunal of Tolima
- Administrative Tribunal of Valle del Cauca
Jurisprudence
- Jurisprudence (Case Law)
- Jurisprudence (All Colombian Law)
- Judiciary (In General)