Perspectivas del sistema penal acusatorio Colombiano vs. Estadounidense

Abstract

Given the new, cultural, political and economic XXI century social requirements, the claim is that the adversarial principle is the governing criminal proceedings in which the most important is freedom and peaceful coexistence. However, is a term adversarial not cover all the guarantees as shown by the American accusatory penal system. Hence, the implementation of an accusatory penal system as implemented in the United States of America requires indeed face significant cultural changes in relation to the guarantees given every human being must respect their dignity - human rights.