Ministry of Equality would only operate until June 2026: This was determined by the Constitutional Court

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Minuto30.com .- On the night of this Wednesday, May 8, the decision of the Constitutional Court was made known, on which it determined to declare Law 2281 of 2024 inadmissible, by which the Ministry of Equality and Equity was created.

Although the Court determined to overturn the. This decision will only come into force from June 2026, as long as Congress does not process a law that corrects the defects for which its creation was demanded.

Those who sued the Ministry of France Márquez

The creation of the ministry, which is headed by Vice President Francia Márquez, was sued for “procedural defects”, in addition to not having its powers fully established, by congressmen Paloma Valencia L., María Fernanda Cabal and José Jaime Uscátegui.

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Given this situation and once the study was concluded by the Constitutional Court, the plaintiffs were ruled in favor; However, Congress was granted the opportunity, in two consecutive terms, to legislate on these issues and clarify the situation of the Ministry of Equality and Equity.

The period begins on July 20, 2024 and ends in June 2026, if by that time they have not made any decision, “Law 2281 of 2023 will definitively cease to have effects,” thus disappearing its legal system.

The little detail of silver

The Constitutional Court also confirmed that the procedure in Congress did not take into account the analysis of the fiscal impact for the creation of this ministry, thus omitting the requirements contemplated in article 7 of law 819 of 2023.

This would be an “insurmountable procedural defect”, according to the Constitutional Court.

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2024-05-09 02:30:40
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