C-542 de 1993
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Reporting justice Jorge Arango Mejía
✓Claimant Alberto Zuleta
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- Eficacia
- Ineficacia
- Funciones
- Facultades
- Eficacia
- Pago del rescate
- Restablecimiento
- Estado de necesidad
- Naturaleza
- Naturaleza
- Obligaciones
What it decided
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Operative part (Resuelve)
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See the operative part (4 points)
- PRIMERO. Decláranse EXEQUIBLES los artículos 12, 16 y 25 de la ley 40 de 1993, salvo cuando el agente actúe en alguna de las circunstancias de justificación del hecho previstas en la ley penal, caso en el cual son INEXEQUIBLES.
- SEGUNDO. Declárase EXEQUIBLE el artículo 26 de la misma ley, salvo la expresión final que dice: "...sin perjuicio de lo establecido en el artículo 12 de la presente ley", la cual se declara INEXEQUIBLE.
- TERCERO. Decláranse INEXEQUIBLES los artículos 18, 19, 20, 21 y 24 de la ley 40 de 1993.
- Notifíquese,
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