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Principio De Solidaridad, Acciones Populares Y Derechos Colectivos En Colombia: Aproximaciones Críticas A La Sentencia C-630 Del 2011 De La Corte Constitucional, Daniel Monroy Jul 2012

Principio De Solidaridad, Acciones Populares Y Derechos Colectivos En Colombia: Aproximaciones Críticas A La Sentencia C-630 Del 2011 De La Corte Constitucional, Daniel Monroy

Daniel A Monroy C

ABSTRACT

This article presents a serious rapprochement to the arguments that the Constitutional Court put forward in the judgment C- 630 of 2011. The main objective of this article is to prove the weakness of the arguments, especially on those that are supported in the constitution´s principle of solidarity and those that derive in “duties’s consideration. This article beginning with some critiques to the class actions rights and it protection´s mechanism, bases in economic analysis. Afterward, base in the general description that the court have establish in the principle of solidarity, this article explain the different way how the court …


The Ppaca In Wonderland, David B. Kopel, Gary Lawson Jan 2012

The Ppaca In Wonderland, David B. Kopel, Gary Lawson

David B Kopel

The question whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) is “unconstitutional” is thorny, not simply because it presents intriguing issues of interpretation but also because it starkly illustrates the ambiguity that often accompanies the word “unconstitutional.” The term can be, and often is, used to mean a wide range of things, from inconsistency with the Constitution’s text to inconsistency with a set of policy preferences. In this article, we briefly explore the range of meanings that attach to the term “unconstitutional,” as well as the problem of determining the “constitutionality” of a lengthy statute when only some portions …