Judicial System |
Purpose |
Relevant Articles of the Constitution |
Relevant
Codes |
Decision-making authority or first instance tribunal |
Prosecuting or initiating authority |
Tribunal of Last Resort |
| Ordinary Criminal Justice
System |
Processing of general
criminal cases. |
234 |
Code of Criminal Procedure |
Circuit courts (Cortes
de circuito) |
Delegate Prosecutors
(Fiscales Delegados) named before the various levels of ordinary courts, headed by
the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Nation (Fiscalía General de la
Nación). The
Office of the Prosecutor General forms part of the Judicial Branch. |
Superior District Courts
(Tribunales Superiores de Distrito) with cassation to the Supreme Court |
| Military Criminal Justice
System |
Processing of cases
involving crimes committed by members of the Public Forces (Army and National Police)
"in active service and in relation with that same service." |
221 |
Military Criminal Code |
Commander of the respective
division, brigade, battalion, etc... in conjunction with the Consejos Verbales de Guerra
which he names |
Commander of the respective
division, brigade, battalion, etc... |
Supreme Military Tribunal
(Tribunal Superior Militar) with cassation to the Supreme Court |
| Regional Criminal Justice
System |
Processing of criminal
cases involving particularly serious crimes, such as rebellion, terrorism and drug
trafficking. |
|
Code of Criminal Procedure |
Regional courts (Cortes
regionales) |
Regional Prosecutors
(Fiscales Regionales) named before the Regional Courts, headed by the Office of the
Prosecutor General of the Nation (Fiscalía General de la Nación) |
National Tribunal (Tribunal
Nacional) with cassation to the Supreme Court |
| Contentious-Administrative
Jurisdiction |
Take jurisdiction over
administrative controversies and litigation arising from the actions of State agents and
public entities. Serves as a legal means for seeking monetary compensation for the
violation of a right by State agents. |
237 |
Contentious-administrative
Code, 82 |
Administrative tribunals |
Individual complainants |
Council of State
(Consejo
de Estado) |
| Disciplinary System |
Carry out disciplinary
proceedings and sanctions against State agents, both civilians and members of the Public
Forces (the Army and the National Police). |
277 |
|
Delegate Procurators by region, by type of violation and by actors accused of
commiting violation, headed by the Office of the Procurator General of the Nation
(Procuraduría General de la Nación). The Office of the Procurator General forms part of
the Public Ministry. |
Delegate Procurators |
The Procurator General |
| Constitutional Jurisdiction |
Review complaints alleging
the inconstitutionality of laws and decrees. Review the constitutionality of declaration
of states of emergency and of treaties |
241 |
|
Constitutional Court |
Individuals or the
Government |
Constitutional Court |
