Modulation of sentences as a means to articulate the political opportunity of the Colombian Constitutional Court. The case of same-sex couples

Authors

  • Juan Pablo Sarmiento Erazo Universidad del Norte

Abstract

As part of the transformation that has taken place in the family law regime towards the inclusion of same-sex couples, the Constitutional Court has played a central role and perhaps alone. This paper analyzes the main decisions of the Constitutional Court concerning standardization in the field of protection for same-sex couples, drawing from each building elements most relevant jurisprudence. Thus I argue that through a variety of interpretive tools, the Court has instrumentalized its decisions to exercise political opportunity in the direction of the prevailing view, using the conditioning of the judgments of constitutionality

Author Biography

Juan Pablo Sarmiento Erazo, Universidad del Norte

Abogado de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Magíster en Derecho de la Universidad de los Andes y actualmente cursa doctorado en la misma Universidad. Profesor de tiempo completo de la Universidad del Norte. Este trabajo es producto del Grupo de Investigación en Derecho Público de la Universidad de los Andes. Experiencia docente en la Universidad Javeriana y en la Universidad de los Andes.

Published

2011-11-21

Issue

Section

Research Articles