La ley de restitución de tierras y su efectividad en el Municipio de Puerto Asís, Departamento del Putumayo

Abstract

Law 1448 of 2011 has as its main objective to address one of the long-standing claims of the victims of forced displacement in the last century in Colombia, namely: land restitution. In spite of the great advance of the aforementioned law in such fundamental aspects as the recognition by the State of the existence of the armed conflict, as well as the application of international humanitarian law for the victims and, especially, the protection measures for those whose lands are restored; nevertheless, restitution continues to be more of a milestone than a reality because the law has serious problems, specifically, in terms of access to land, protection for the population that returns, as well as the leaders of the restitution processes.