Judicial System Reform In Colombia

when being compared to the male police officers. What could also help with corruption is the second institutions that needs to be reformed and it is the judicial system
Judicial System Reform. When looking into the judicial system of Colombia one can see that it is underfunded especially when compared to the military. In Plan Colombia that the Clinton administration gave to the Republic of Colombia it was supposed to put some of the money towards the Judicial System and it did but not enough. There are many different types of courts in Colombia and there are some international agencies in there as well. What should be done is the Republic of Colombia needs to redirect some of the money it received from the United States into the courts. This …show more content…
The second thing that should be done is that Colombia should be able to have jurisdictions over its own human rights cases. This is one of the problems that the state has is that the jurisdiction of the courts are confusing because of the International Courts and their jurisdiction over the human rights cases. If Colombia takes over the human rights cases it can better lead the country to a post conflict society. They also would have a more direct line to the drug cartels than the International Courts because they are in the same location, though this solution does have its fair share of problems as well.
Critique of my court reform. The first critique I would like to bring up is the solution of jurisdiction. If Colombia does take over the jurisdiction that involves the human rights it could mishandle the post conflict transition for the paramilitaries because they lack the experience to do so. That is why the International Courts have right to the jurisdiction over human rights cases because …show more content…
The institutions are weak because of the armed groups who are hurting the state to build and maintain these institutions. The main groups responsible are the drug cartels because they have ties to all the groups involved and the supply a large amount of the corruption within the state. The best way to combat them is to build up the institutions that Colombia already has. The institutions that I would like to build specifically are the courts and the police system. The reasons I chose these institutions because they are directly involved with the cartels and their punishments and the detainment of the drug cartels. These institutions also have the greatest chance at hurting the cartels the most which would hurt the other two groups’ funds dramatically. The types of reform that I would like to see the institutions were more women in the police force, democratic office for the police force in all towns; the judicial increase the number of court houses, and for Colombia to take over its own human rights cases. If all these it could be Colombia’s best chance at combating the cartels and moving on to peaceful