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Constitutional review ruling (C)April 28, 1994Full bench

C-213 de 1994

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Reporting justice Jorge Arango Mejía

✓Claimant Geovanni Manuel Romo

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Topic · hard data
Ley 40/93. Varios Arts. Ley Antisecuestro. Estarse A Lo Resuelto En La <a Href=../1993/C-542-93.Rtf> C-542/93</A>. Inexequible Art 15 Ultima Frase Y Art 7 Inc. 2.
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Holdings on Ley 40/93. Hard data, verified against the operative part — citable.

Art. 1Ley 40/93ESTARSE A LO RESUELTO
Art. 10Ley 40/93ESTARSE A LO RESUELTO
Art. 12Ley 40/93ESTARSE A LO RESUELTO
Art. 14Ley 40/93ESTARSE A LO RESUELTO
Art. 15Ley 40/93STRUCK DOWN· phrase
Phrase struck down«La libertad provisional sólo podrá concederse por pena cumplida.»
Art. 18Ley 40/93ESTARSE A LO RESUELTO
Art. 19Ley 40/93ESTARSE A LO RESUELTO
Art. 20Ley 40/93ESTARSE A LO RESUELTO
Art. 21Ley 40/93ESTARSE A LO RESUELTO
Art. 24Ley 40/93ESTARSE A LO RESUELTO
Art. 25Ley 40/93ESTARSE A LO RESUELTO
Art. 26Ley 40/93ESTARSE A LO RESUELTO
Art. 28Ley 40/93ESTARSE A LO RESUELTO
Art. 29Ley 40/93ESTARSE A LO RESUELTO
Art. 3Ley 40/93UPHELD
Art. 30Ley 40/93ESTARSE A LO RESUELTO
Art. 31Ley 40/93UPHELD
Art. 32Ley 40/93UPHELD
Art. 37Ley 40/93ESTARSE A LO RESUELTO
Art. 4Ley 40/93UPHELD
Art. 7Ley 40/93STRUCK DOWN· in part
Phrase struck down«inciso 2»
Art. 9Ley 40/93UPHELD
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Operative part (Resuelve)

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See the operative part (8 points)
  1. Primero. En relación con los artículos 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25 y 26 de la ley 40 de 1993, ESTESE a lo resuelto en la sentencia C- 542 de 1993.
  2. Segundo. En relación con los artículos 1, 28, 29 y 30 de la ley 40 de 1993, ESTESE a lo resuelto en la sentencia C-565 de 1993.
  3. Tercero. En relación con los artículos 10, 14 y 37 de la ley 40 de 1993, ESTESE a lo resuelto en la sentencia C-069 de 1994.
  4. Cuarto. Decláranse EXEQUIBLES los artículos 3, 4, 9, y 32 de la ley 40 de 1993.
  5. Quinto. Declárase EXEQUIBLE el artículo 15, salvo la frase final que establece " La libertad provisional sólo podrá concederse por pena cumplida" que es INEXEQUIBLE.
  6. Sexto. Declárase INEXEQUIBLE el inciso
  7. segundo. del artículo 7o. de ley 40 de 1993.
  8. Notifíquese,
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DissentJorge Arango MejíaDissentCarlos Gaviria DíazDissentVladimiro Naranjo Mesa
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