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Constitutional review ruling (C)March 4, 2003Full bench

C-187 de 2003

The official text of this ruling is in Spanish and is shown as published by the Colombian authorities.

Reporting justice Jaime Araujo Rentería

✓Claimant Alirio Castellanos Mendoza

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Topic · hard data
Ley 640 De 2001. Arts. 4 (P.) Y 9. Conciliacion. Gratuidad. Cobro De Tarifas Por Servicios Y Tramites A Centros De Conciliacion Abogados Y Notarios. Conciliacion Extrajudicial Obligatoria En Lo Contencioso Administrativo. Acceso A La Administracion De Jus
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Topics and subtopics of the ruling

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Conciliacion Extrajudicial Obligatoria
  • Gratuidad para personas de escasos recursos
Conciliacion Prejudicial
  • Requisito de procedibilidad para acudir a las jurisdicciones civil, contenciosa y de familia
Conciliacion Extrajudicial
  • Requisito de procedibilidad para acudir a las jurisdicciones civil, contenciosa y de familia
  • Ausencia de este requisito da lugar al rechazo de plano de la demanda
  • Como requisito de procedibilidad cumple fines legítimos e importantes
Mecanismos Alternativos De Resolucion De Conflictos
  • Complementación del aparato judicial
  • Deben garantizar derecho de igualdad y derecho de acceso a la administración de justicia
6 topics · 9 subtopics · source: case-law reporter's topic index
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What it decided

Holdings on Ley 640/01. Hard data, verified against the operative part — citable.

Art. 4Ley 640/01UPHELD
Art. 9Ley 640/01UPHELD
2 holdings · source: operative part of the ruling
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Operative part (Resuelve)

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  1. en nombre del pueblo y por mandato de la Constitución,
  2. R E S U E L V E :
  3. DECLARAR EXEQUIBLES el aparte del Art. 4º de Ley 640 de 2001 que expresa "[los] notarios podrán cobrar por sus servicios de conformidad con el marco tarifario que establezca el Gobierno Nacional" y el Art. 9º de la misma ley, por los cargos examinados.
Verbatim text · source: operative part of the ruling
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Separate opinions — text available1
ConcurrenceJaime Araujo Rentería
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