Political Constitution of the Republic of Colombia 1991, as amended to 2023
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
  • English
    Private property and the other rights acquired in accordance with the civil laws are guaranteed, which may not be ignored or infringed by subsequent laws.
    … (Art. 58)
  • Spanish
    Se garantizan la propiedad privada y los demás derechos adquiridos con arreglo a las leyes civiles, los cuales no pueden ser desconocidos ni vulnerados por leyes posteriores.
    … (Art. 58)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
  • English
    The assets of public use, the natural parks, the communal lands of ethnic groups, the lands of security zones, the archaeological heritage of the Nation, and other assets determined by law are inalienable, imprescriptible, and unseizable. (Art. 63)
  • Spanish
    Los bienes de uso público, los parques naturales, las tierras comunales de grupos étnicos, las tierras de resguardo, el patrimonio arqueológico de la Nación y los demás bienes que determine la ley, son inalienables, imprescriptibles e inembargables. (Art. 63)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
  • English

    It is the duty of the State to promote the progressive access of agricultural workers and peasants to the ownership of land, either individually or collectively.
    ... (Art. 64)

  • Spanish

    Es deber del Estado promover el acceso progresivo a la propiedad de la tierra del campesinado y de los trabajadores agrarios, en forma individual o asociativa.
    … (Art. 64)

Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
  • English
    The form of the indigenous territorial entities will be made subject to what the Organic Law of Territorial Ordering provides, and their delimitation will be made by the National Government, with the participation of the representatives of the indigenous communities, after the opinion of the Commission of Territorial Ordering.
    The reservations [resguardos] are collective property and non-alienable.
    … (Art. 329)
  • Spanish
    La conformación de las entidades territoriales indígenas se hará con sujeción a lo dispuesto en la Ley Orgánica de Ordenamiento Territorial, y su delimitación se hará por el Gobierno Nacional, con participación de los representantes de las comunidades indígenas, previo concepto de la Comisión de Ordenamiento Territorial. Los resguardos son de propiedad colectiva y no enajenable.
    ... (Art. 329)
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Political Constitution of the Republic of Colombia 1991, as amended to 2023 (English), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2024). According to Art. 10: “Castilian is the official language of Colombia. …”

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Political Constitution of the Republic of Colombia 1991, as amended to 2023 (Spanish).

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Articles are located in Title II on Rights, Guarantees, and Duties and Chapter I on Fundamental Rights.