The principle of typicality as limit the Punitive State (Comments on Article 10 of the Colombian Penal Code)
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Rules governing the Colombian criminal law, guarantees, criminal law, criminal types blank, open criminal types, principle of strict legality, principle of typicality.
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The first paragraph of Article 10 of the Colombian Criminal Code (Act 599 of 2000) establishes a rule governing the so-called principle of typicality, mandating that the criminal law enshrines unequivocally and clearly expresses the basic structural features of the criminal offenses. This paper aims to give a systematic interpretation of that subsection, from the view of criminal law as a regulatory body to ensure freedom of citizens.
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Fernando León Tamayo Arboleda, Eafit University
Abogado Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, ColombiaAuthors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
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