Regional State vs. Federal State for Colombia

Since the beginning of the Republic, in Colombia there has been a strong confrontation on the form of State to adopt, following the French and North American models; confrontation that regains validity in our times when the 1991 Constitution establishes the possibility of constituting regions in the...

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Main Author: Sanabria Buitrago, Pedro Alonso
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2003
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Online Access:https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/derecho_realidad/article/view/13581
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Summary:Since the beginning of the Republic, in Colombia there has been a strong confrontation on the form of State to adopt, following the French and North American models; confrontation that regains validity in our times when the 1991 Constitution establishes the possibility of constituting regions in the country as territorial entities, which found a new model of State: the Regional. Undoubtedly, the Italian and French experiences on the subject have influenced our environment, where the clamor of the territorial entities that demand greater powers and a broader and more effective autonomy joins the debate on the convenience of adopting a form of State Federal, for some, or a Regional State, for others.