La redistribución de la propiedad en América Latina: ¿debemos perder la fe en el derecho?
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https://doi.org/10.46661/revintpensampolit.1807Keywords:
Colombia, land, Redistribution, instrumental Use of Law, Property, Social Function of PropertyAbstract
El objetivo principal del artículo es examinar décadas de reformas legales y constitucionales encaminadas a mejorar la distribución de la tierra al interior de la sociedad Colombiana. Tomo como punto de partida la siguiente observación. A pesar de algunas transformaciones positivas en la economía y la sociedad, el marco normativo ha fracasado en lograr alterar significativamente la estructura socioeconómica existente y lograr sociedades más igualitarias. A pesar de la escasez de resultados, los latinoamericanos en general, y los colombianos en particular, tenemos una fe en el uso instrumental del derecho. El artículo propone tomarse el derecho en serio y para hacerlo toma el ejemplo de las diversas interpretaciones del derecho de propiedad para analizar las diferentes formas en las que la interpretación judicial, la regulación y las instituciones de la Rama Ejecutiva hacen imposible el impulso redistributivo o progresista de una norma.
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During the last decades, public policies set in place in order to reach more egalitarian societies in Latin America have been based on the conviction that the structural transformation of society necessarily involves the reform of legal and constitutional texts. Despite the meager redistributive results, the belief in the instrumental use of law persists. Thus, taking the example of land reform in Colombia, the article presents a critical analysis of this faith in the law as an instrument for society's transformation. The aim is to demonstrate how the various interpretations of property, its regulation, the relevant actors and institutions, end up determining the content and distributive thrust of progressive legal reforms.
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