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Boletín mexicano de derecho comparado
On-line version ISSN 2448-4873Print version ISSN 0041-8633
Abstract
PULIDO ORTIZ, Fabio Enrique. Judicial precedentes in colombian constitutional law. Bol. Mex. Der. Comp. [online]. 2023, vol.56, n.168, pp.151-176. Epub Nov 29, 2024. ISSN 2448-4873. https://doi.org/10.22201/iij.24484873e.2023.168.18869.
The rule of precedent is the norm of legal systems that defines the normative functioning of judicial precedents. Judicial precedents are general and abstract norms originating from a judicial decision. Taking as an example the way in which the rule of precedent has been configured in Colombian constitutional law, the objective of this article is to analyze different types of judicial precedents and, in this context, to clarify the notion of ratio decidendi. The work distinguishes between judicial precedent in the broad sense that refers to the general and abstract norms of judicial origin that, by virtue of the rule of precedent, are mandatory or binding; and the judicial precedent in the strict sense that designates the ratio decidendi of judicial decisions. Then the precedent in the strict sense is analyzed, explaining the models of construction of the ratio decidendi, its configuration as a legal norm, and the elements for its identification.
Keywords : judicial precedents; ratio decidendi; stare decisis; constitutional courts.