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Constitutional review ruling (C)July 6, 2000Full bench

C-840 de 2000

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

Reporting justice Carlos Gaviria Díaz

✓Claimant Eudoro Echeverri Quintana

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Topic · hard data
Decreto 2700 De 1991. Art. 39 (P.). Modificado Por La Ley 81 De 1993 Art. 7. Significado Y Alcance Del Principio De Igualdad En Materia Penal. Restricciones A La Extincion De La Accion Penal Por Reparacion Integral Del Daño En Delitos Contra El Patrimonio Economico. Inexequible.
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Topics and subtopics of the ruling

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Libertad De Configuracion Legislativa
  • Regímenes diferenciados para extinción de acción penal por reparación del daño
Delitos Contra El Patrimonio Economico
  • Consecuencias de reparación integral del daño
  • Gravedad se mide por el daño
Igualdad Ante La Ley Penal
  • Congreso establece regímenes diferenciados de juzgamiento y tratamiento de delitos y contravenciones
Legislador
  • Competencia para establecer regímenes de juzgamiento y tratamiento de delitos y contravenciones
6 topics · 8 subtopics · source: case-law reporter's topic index
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What it decided

Holdings on Decreto 2700/91. Hard data, verified against the operative part — citable.

Art. 39Decreto 2700/91STRUCK DOWN
On the entire provisionLey 81/93STRUCK DOWN
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 INEXEQUIBLE la frase "... cuando la cuantía no exceda de doscientos (200) salarios mínimos legales mensuales, ..." contenida en el artículo 39 del Decreto Ley- 2700 de 1991, modificado por el artículo 7º. de la Ley 81 de 1993 (Código de Procedimiento Penal).
Verbatim text · source: operative part of the ruling
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The bench that decided

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Separate opinions — text available2
DissentEduardo Cifuentes MuñozDissentAlfredo Beltrán Sierra
Official text from the case-law reporter · the most valuable part of the ruling: the positions that did not carry the majority.
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The indexed topics and subtopics of this decision are above, in Topics and subtopics of the ruling.