Constitución en Inglés

41 Corte Constitucional de Colombia Private property and other rights acquired in accordance with civil laws are guaranteed and may neither be disregarded nor infringed by subsequent laws. When a law enacted for reasons of public utility or social interest conflicts in its application with the rights of private interests, the private interest shall yield to the public or social interest. Property has a social dimension that implies obligations. Given this, an ecological dimension is inherent to it. The State shall protect and promote associative and joint forms of property. Expropriation may be carried out for reasons of public utility or social interest defined by the legislature, subject to a judicial decision and prior compensation. The compensation shall be determined by considering the interests of the community and of the individual concerned. In the cases determined by the legislature, the expropriation may take place by administrative action, subject to subsequent litigation before the administrative law courts, including with regard to the price. In case of war and exclusively to meet its requirements, the need for expropriation may be decreed by the National Government without prior indemnification. In the said case, real estate may be occupied only temporarily to meet the requirements of war or to direct the property’s products to the war effort. The State shall always be responsible for expropriations effected by the Government on its own or through its agents. ARTICLE 58 ARTICLE 59