The right to natural judge -as a human right- and military tribunals in Colombia

Abstract

The right to natural judge is a human right recognized national and internationally. It includes an independent and impartial judge predetermined by law. According to international law and case law the jurisdiction for the prosecution of human rights violations is a duty to ordinary judge, however, the amendment to Article 221 of the Colombian Constitution gives wide scope to military tribunals for knowing human rights violations committed by members of security forces attacking the standards of protection of human rights which are binding rules for Colombian State.