Solidaridad de las empresas de servicios públicos con las víctimas del desplazamiento forzado

Abstract

The national constitution establishes as a principle of the social state of law the solidarity with each and every one of those that make up Colombian society. This principle fall upon the State, for being an end in itself, in its essence and function. The state is the one who should strive to guarantee it in all levels of public power. In the wake of the internal armed conflict, millions of victims of forced displacement were stripped of their property. However, through laws such as 1448 of 2011 (Victims Law) and as a consequence of the endorsement of the peace agreements, it has been tended to repair the damage to the victims. In most of the cases returning the land and houses of which they were forced to leave. Nonetheless, The victims of displacement have high indebtedness with the companys the provides the public services, this because the time that they were not in their houses. Although the law 1448 de 2011 says the that the debt has to been forgiven. The law of public utilities, law 142 of 1994. Establish that there can not be exemption from the payment of public services. So, the only option that they have is to go to the constitutional judges using the tutelage action, with the purpose of that based on the principle of solidarity be determined the forgiven of the debt.