Published 2024-01-31
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Challenges about legal status of exotic, introduced or invasive animals in Colombia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/26655489.7224
Diana Marcela Santacruz Ordoñez Alcaldía de Medellín
Maria Camila Alzate Castrillón Instituto Caucano de Derecho Público y Consejo Colombiano de Seguridad

The historical and normative development in Colombia regarding the treatment and protection of animals has resulted in a paradigm shift. Their classification as movable property has evolved, starting from the Colombian Civil Code, to recognize them as sentient beings. This distinction is reflected in the jurisprudence of both the Council of State and the Constitutional Court. In this regard, one of the contemporary discussions about animal protection revolves around the treatment and impact on Colombian territory of invasive, introduced, and exotic animals. Given that these are non-native species, they unavoidably affect the country’s fauna. This aspect demands that the State deal with the challenges of recognizing their status. Thus, this text aims to identify how the treatment of this typology of animals unfolds both in terms of regulations and jurisprudence in Colombian territory.

keywords: animals, damage, environment, exotic, introduced, invasive
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Santacruz Ordoñez, D. M., & Alzate Castrillón, M. C. (2024). Challenges about legal status of exotic, introduced or invasive animals in Colombia. Análisis Jurídico Político, 6(11), 107-124. https://doi.org/10.22490/26655489.7224
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