Who owns the land? Litigants, justices, colonos, and titleholders’ struggle to define the origins of private property in Colombia

Daniel Santiago Cabana González, Lina María Céspedes Báez, Rocío del Pilar Peña Huertas, Santiago Zuleta Ríos
2015

This article explores the origin of private property in the Colombian legal system. The authors use Supreme Court case law from the twentieth century to analyze in-depth how wastelands (baldíos) come to be owned. Supreme Court decisions are organized and examined with respect to issues pertaining to ...