General Notions and Historical Context of Colombian Criminal Law. Study of Criminal Codes from 1890 to 2000
Abstract
The purpose of this research work is to study criminal legislation at the time of the Republic of Colombia from 1890 to the present with Law 599 of 2000 known as the current Penal Code. The foregoing, in accordance with the following problem, has there been a timely development of Colombian criminal legislation that provides reliable solutions to criminological and criminal policy needs from its beginnings to the present?
The aim is to analyze the various schools that have influenced legislators in the promulgation and classification of offences and their penalties in the Colombian criminal legal framework. It is emphasized that throughout the constitutional, doctrinal and jurisprudential development it has been possible to demonstrate the optimal character of Criminal Law throughout the historical context. Thus, the great influence of the Classical, Positivist and Finalist Schools is highlighted, which today have come to establish themselves strongly in Colombia throughout their codification, from 1980 to the current law 599 of the year 2000.
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