Es el conglomerado social, política y jurídicamente constituido, asentado sobre un territorio determinado,
sometido a una autoridad que se ejerce a través de sus propios órganos y cuya autoridad o soberanía es
reconocida por otros Estados
Elementos del Estado
Población
Elemento Humano
Territorio
Elemento físico
Soberanía
Elemento Internacional
Conceptos importantes
Nación
País
Patria
República
El Estado colombiano y su organización
Principios básicos de la organización estatal
El principio de la separación de poderes
Es necesario distinguir tres poderes separados: el legislativo, el ejecutivo y el judicial
Estado federal o Estado Unitario
Es un conjunto de Estados sometidos a un poder único, pero con independencia.
Es un conjunto de Estados sometidos a un poder único, pero con independencia.Hay un único Estado
el cual está organizado en secciones territoriales
Principio de centralización política y descentralización administrativa
Implica que las funciones políticas están centralizadas, mientras que la función administrativa puede
descentralizarse
Fundamentos del Estado colombiano
La jerarquía normativa
Todo estado se rige por un conjunto de normas, encabezados por la Constitución Política, que orienta la
organización y funcionamiento del Estado
La función administrativa
Es el conjunto de tareas desempeñadas por las autoridades políticas de la Rama Ejecutiva
Desconcentración
Delegación
Descentralización
El Estado Colombiano
Se compone de: Estado social de Derecho, Republica unitaria, Autonomía de las entidades territoriales, Democrática,
participativa y pluralista, Respeto de la dignidad humana, Valor del trabajo, La solidaridad de las personas, La prevalencia
del interés general
Legislative branch
Congress of the republic
Functions
(Constitution V and
Vl; Law 5 of 1992)
Constituent
Legislative acts that
reform the constitution
Process
Initiative
Presentation of the
legislative act
National government ;10
members of the congress;
5% of the electoral roll ;20%
of deputies or councilors
Develop, interpret, reform and
repeal laws and codes
Process
Initiative
Project Presentation
Ministers; Senators and House of Representatives, constitutional court, superior
council of the judiciary, supreme court of justice, state council, national electoral council, attorney general,
comptroller general, attorney general, ombudsman, 5% of the electoral roll, 30% of deputies or councilors
Procedure
2 legislatures
4 debates
approval of: chamber and senate
commission; chamber and senate plenary
President's sanction
Republic Law
Ordinary
Organic
Statutory
Political
control
Request explanations and
accusations from senior state officials
Judicial
Judge senior state officials
Electoral
Election of the comptroller, attorney, magistrates,
disciplinary court, ombudsman, vice president
Administrative
Establish the organization and operation of the congress
Public control
Citation of natural or legal persons to declare
Protocol
Reception of heads of state or foreign governments.
Composition
Senate of the Republic
Period: 4 years 100 Senators
- national constituency 2
senators - Indigenous
communities
Organization
Boards of Directors
Manage the internal
organization of efficient
legislative and administrative
work
General Secretary
Communication and
maintenance of the congress
archive
Permanent
constitutional
commissions
7 commissions that process the
legislative act or law projects in the first
debate
Legal
commissions
6 support commissions to
constitutional commissions
Special commissions
Tracing
surveillance to the organisms
Assigned to national and international organizations
public credit
Report on external credit operations
Congress modernization
Accidental commissions
Specific functions to improve
legislative and administrative
development
The executive or administrative
branch in the national order
National government (constitution article 150 and titles Vll and Xl; Law 489 of 1998)
Goals
Economic and social development
Plans, public policies and general strategies
Organization
Presidency of the Republic
Popular vote; 4 years;
Colombian by birth; +30 years
Head of state
Top representative
of the country
Goverment's head
Maximum executive
body of national order
Supreme
Administrative
Authority
Top management,
coordination and
administrative
control authority
Supreme Commander
of the Armed Forces
Maximum authority
over public force
Ministries
Direct, coordinate
and execute a set
of public services
Interior and Justice;
External relationships;
Treasury and Public
Credit; National defense;
Agriculture and Rural
Development; Social
protection; Mines and
Energy; Commerce,
Industry and Tourism;
Education; Environment,
Housing and Territorial
Development;
Information technology
and communications;
Transport; Culture
Affiliated Organizations
Superintendencias
Control, inspection and
surveillance of the
provision of a public
service. They have
administrative and
financial autonomy
Notary and Registry;
Financial; Solidarity
Economy; Surveillance
and Private security;
Family allowance;
National Health;
Industry and
Commerce; societies;
general ports; home
public services
Public Establishments
They serve
administrative
functions and provide
public services. They
have legal status,
administrative
autonomy and
independent heritage
Special Administrative Units
Administrative
functions to develop
programs of the
ministry or
administrative
departments
Administrative
departments
Entities of a technical nature
that provide information for
decision making
Administrative
Department of the
Presidency of the
Republic; National
Planning; Of
security; Of the
Public Function; of
Statistics; Of the
Solidarity
Economy; Science,
Technology and
Innovation
"Francisco José de
Caldas"
Linked organizations
Industrial and
commercial
companies of the
state
They fulfill
activities of an
industrial or
commercial
nature. They have
legal status,
administrative
autonomy and
independent
capital
Mixed economy
societies
Authorization
of law and
partnership
contract
Legal status,
administrative
autonomy and
public and
private capital
Shareholder
meeting, board of
directors and legal
representatives
Decentralized indirect entities
Created by other
decentralized entities
in agreement of wills
Special
Regime
Entities
Special
regime and
own
autonomy
Constitutional
origin
Bank of the Republic;
Autonomous university
entities; Regional
Autonomous
Corporations; National
Television Commission;
National Civil Service
Commission
Legal Origin
State social enterprises;
Official domiciliary public
services companies;
Scientific and technological
institutes; Financial
guarantee fund; Guarantee
fund of corporate entities;
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