Constitution of Colombia

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The Constitution of Colombia is the fundamental legal charter that establishes the structure of the Colombian state, defines citizens’ rights and duties, and serves as the supreme source of law in the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fundamental law
national constitution
adoptionYear 1991
alsoKnownAs Constitution of Colombia
surface form: Constitución Política de Colombia

Constitution of Colombia
surface form: Political Constitution of Colombia
amendmentMechanism constitutional reform acts
referendum under certain conditions
characterizedAs democratic
participatory
pluralistic
country Colombia
defines duties of citizens
fundamental rights of citizens
structure of the Colombian state
draftedBy National Constituent Assembly of 1991
establishes Constitutional Court of Colombia
National Electoral Council of Colombia
National Registry of Civil Status of Colombia
Office of the Attorney General of Colombia
Office of the Inspector General of Colombia
Ombudsman of Colombia
executive branch of Colombia
Judicial branch of Colombia
surface form: judicial branch of Colombia

legislative branch of Colombia
separation of powers in Colombia
guarantees civil rights
collective rights
cultural rights
economic rights
environmental rights
fundamental rights
political rights
social rights
inForce true
language Spanish
legalStatus supreme law of Colombia
locationOfDrafting Bogotá
promulgationDate 1991-07-07
providesFor autonomy of territorial entities
constitutional review of laws
decentralization of the state
judicial protection of fundamental rights (acción de tutela)
popular participation mechanisms
recognizes Afro-Colombian communities' rights
ethnic and cultural diversity of the Colombian nation
indigenous peoples' rights
replaced Constitution of Colombia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Constitution of Colombia of 1886
subjectOf multiple constitutional amendments since 1991

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Colombian Code of Criminal Procedure basedOn Constitution of Colombia
this entity surface form: Colombian Constitution
Fiscal General de la Nación constitutionalBasis Constitution of Colombia
subject surface form: Fiscal General de la Nación (Colombia)
Fiscalía General de la Nación constitutionalBasis Constitution of Colombia
this entity surface form: Constitución Política de Colombia de 1991
Inspector General of Colombia legalBasis Constitution of Colombia
National Constituent Assembly of 1991 replaced Constitution of Colombia
this entity surface form: Constitution of Colombia of 1886
National Constituent Assembly of 1991 resultedIn Constitution of Colombia
this entity surface form: Political Constitution of Colombia of 1991
National Constituent Assembly of 1991 approved Constitution of Colombia
this entity surface form: Constitution of Colombia of 1991
National Electoral Council of Colombia legalBasis Constitution of Colombia
National Registry of Civil Status of Colombia subjectTo Constitution of Colombia
this entity surface form: Colombian Constitution
Ombudsman of Colombia subjectTo Constitution of Colombia
this entity surface form: Colombian Constitution
Vice President of Colombia constitutionalBasis Constitution of Colombia
Vice President of Colombia establishedBy Constitution of Colombia
this entity surface form: Constitution of Colombia of 1991
Ley 397 de 1997 fundamentoConstitucional Constitution of Colombia
this entity surface form: Constitución Política de Colombia de 1991
Ley 1185 de 2008 relacionadaCon Constitution of Colombia
this entity surface form: Constitución Política de Colombia
Rafael Núñez notableWork Constitution of Colombia
this entity surface form: Constitution of Colombia of 1886