El derecho a la libertad religiosa y de cultos en Colombia: Evolución en la Jurisprudencia Constitucional 1991-2015

Abstract

The article develops the theme of freedom of religion and cults in Colombia and its evolution from the judgments of the Constitutional Court between 1991 and 2015, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Political Constitution of 1991. Methodologically, the investigation was conducted in a deductive and historical-critical way, through the analysis of the right to freedom of religion and cults in the Inter-American and international system of human rights, ratified by the Congress of the Republic, as well as the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court around the right to religious freedom as an individual and collective expression. The results of the investigation showed that the evolution of these rights in the Colombian legal system is aligned with the legal and democratic transformations of the Constitution, and with the requirements of international organizations of human rights.