@article{10818/13951,
year = {2005},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10818/13951},
abstract = {The objective of this article is proving that the wrongfully called “monitoring committees” of the treaties dealing with the protection of human rights being ratified by Colombia are neither entitled nor empowered to bind or oblige the country in any way, and that their recommendations - on which the demand against abortion penalization is based - have no constitutional status whatsoever. And that, in contrast, the substantive right in these treaties establishes an obligation to respect life from the very moment of conception. For this purpose, an analysis is made of article 93 of the Colombian Constitution, whereby it is ordered that treaties/agreements dealing with human rights shall prevail in the internal order while serving to construe the constitutional rules. The meaning of the words “treaty [“tratado”] or agreement” [“convenio”](*) is defined, while determining when can they be deemed to be classifiable under article 93 and how can they be construed within the framework of international law. Then, in the light of this interpretation, the treaties are examined as well as the role of committees, to finally conclude that - based on these recommendations - the Constitutional Court cannot declare unenforceable article 122 of the Criminal Code [“Código Penal”], which penalizes induced or artificial abortion.},
abstract = {El propósito de este artículo es el de demostrar que los mal llamados “comités de monitoreo” de los tratados de protección a los derechos humanos, que ha ratificado Colombia, no tienen facultades para obligar al país, ni sus recomendaciones –en las que se basa la demanda– tienen rango constitucional, y que, en cambio, el derecho sustantivo de esos tratados obliga a respetar la vida desde el momento de la concepción. Para ello se analiza el artículo 93 de la Constitución, que ordena que los tratados de derechos humanos prevalezcan en el orden interno y sirvan para interpretar las normas constitucionales. Se determina el sentido de las palabras “tratado o convenio” y cuándo ellos califican para el artículo 93. Luego se estudia cómo se interpretan en el derecho internacional y, a la luz de esa interpretación, se analizan los tratados y el papel de los comités, para concluir que la Corte constitucional no puede –con base en esas recomendaciones– declarar inexequible el artículo 122 del Código Penal, que penaliza el aborto provocado.},
publisher = {Universidad de La Sabana},
keywords = {Aborto},
keywords = {Embrión},
keywords = {Derechos humanos},
keywords = {Derecho a la vida},
keywords = {Convención de Viena},
keywords = {Estado de excepción},
title = {Aspectos internacionales de la demanda contra la penalización del aborto},
author = {Nieto Navia, Rafael},
}