Constitución en Inglés

271 Corte Constitucional de Colombia Chapter V Social Purpose of the State and Public Services P ublic services are inherent in the social purpose of the State. It is the duty of the State to ensure the efficient provision thereof to all the inhabitants of the national territory. Public services shall be subject to the juridical regime determined by law and may be provided by the State directly or indirectly, by organized communities, or by private parties. Inanycase, the state shall retain the regulation, control, and oversight of said services. If, for reasons of sovereignty or social interest, the State, by means of a law approved by the majority of the members of both houses at the initiative of the Government, should decide to earmark for itself specific strategic or public service activities, it must pay prior and full indemnity to those individuals who by virtue of the said law are deprived of the exercise of a lawful activity. The general well-being and improvement of the population’s quality of life are social purposes of the State. A basic objective of its activity shall be addressing unfulfilled public needs for health, education, hygiene, and potable water. To this effect, in the plans and budgets of the nation and of the territorial entities, public social expenditures shall have priority over any other category. ARTICLE 365 ARTICLE 366