Abstract
The present article exposes research results on rulings by the Colombian Constitutional Court that incorporate modulated outcome effects those that amplify themselves in time, or those that sum people favoured by a law declared unconstitutional; and, overall, every type of judicial ruling regarding constitutional issues that bears a relevant economic outcome for both State and citizens. Thus, it is possible to assess that some rulings, portrayers of a large margin of judicial activism, may conduce to compensation for torts or damages caused to individuals by unconstitutional dispositions drawn within laws made by Congress, and whose compliance with the Constitution is evaluated by that High Court.
JEL Classification: H7 State, autonomic and local administration; Intergovernmental relations, H73 interjurisdictional Differences and their effects
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