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Colombia, Domestic Courts, Israel, Territory, Treaty

Colombia’s Constitutional Court Approves FTA with Israel but Conditions its Ratification

Eduardo Zuleta, María Camila Rincón (Zuleta Abogados)/August 3, 2019July 31, 2019 /Leave a comment

In June 2019, the Constitutional Court of Colombia (the “Court”) issued a communication summarizing its decision on the Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Colombia and the State of Israel (the “FTA”) signed on September 30, 2013. The Court adjudged that the FTA is compliant with the Colombian Constitution but warned that if the…

Colombia, Constitution, Domestic Courts, France, Latin America

Colombia’s Constitutional Court Conditions Ratification of the Colombia-France BIT to the Interpretation of Several Provisions of the Treaty

Eduardo Zuleta, María Camila Rincón (Zuleta Abogados)/July 4, 2019July 5, 2019 /Leave a comment

In June 2019, Colombia’s Constitutional Court (the “Court”) issued a communication informing its decision on the constitutionality of the BIT between Colombia and France (the “BIT”) signed on July 10, 2014. In an unprecedented decision, the Court adjudged that the BIT is compliant with the Colombian Constitution (the “Constitution”) but conditioned its ratification to the…