The "sufferings" of the crime of torture

The Colombian Constitutional Court abolished the word “severe” from the legal definition of torture in 2005. As a result of that decision, torture was formulated as “physical or mental suffering” in Colombian criminal law. Nevertheless, the actual legal d

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Silva Medina, Rodrigo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Colombia
Institución:Universidad EAFIT
Repositorio:Repositorio EAFIT
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/15788
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10784/15788
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Torture
criminal law
suffering
individual autonomy
dignity.
Tortura
Derecho penal
sufrimiento
autonomía personal
dignidad.
Descripción
Sumario:The Colombian Constitutional Court abolished the word “severe” from the legal definition of torture in 2005. As a result of that decision, torture was formulated as “physical or mental suffering” in Colombian criminal law. Nevertheless, the actual legal d