La irretroactividad de la ley penal en el derecho penal internacional frente a los crímenes de lesa humanidad, especial referencia al caso de Colombia

This article analyzes the non-retroactivity of criminal law in international criminal law based on doctrine and international jurisprudence. Study the statute of limitations on crimes against humanity in the international arena and also why this broad evolution of International Criminal Law can not be ignored under arguments based on the independence of transitional justice, which is why they have to be used in this model of justice, without this eventually affecting the peace process in Colombia. Some decisions of international tribunals regarding crimes against humanity are collected and how they could be used in the cases debated in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace. It concludes that in spite of the great doctrinal differences regarding the advisability of applying the non-retroactivity of the criminal law with respect to crimes against humanity and the apparent violation of the principle of legality, this is one of the great achievements of world society. Which allows to avoid state arbitrariness, by virtue of protecting society from rampant impunity around crimes that occurred during and during the non-international armed conflict in Colombia, the application of the non-retroactivity of the criminal law of crimes against humanity is fundamental.

• Autores: Torres Vásquez, Henry
• Fecha de publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad Santo Tomás
• Repositorio: Repositorio Institucional USTA
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.usta.edu.co:11634/20768
• Acceso en línea: http://revistas.ustatunja.edu.co/index.php/piuris/article/view/1832
• Palabra clave: Special jurisdiction for peace; Imprescriptibility of criminal law; Transitional justice; Crimes against humanity; Jurisdicción especial para la paz; Imprescriptibilidad de la ley penal; Justicia transicional; Crímenes de lesa humanidad; Juridiction spéciale pour la paix; Imprescriptibilité de la loi pénale; Justice transitionnelle; Crimes contre l’humanité; Jurisdição especial para a paz; Imprescritibilidade do direito penal; Justiça de transição; Crimes contra a humanidade
• License: Derechos de autor 2019 Principia Iuris