La eclosión de la dignidad humana como fundamento jurídico-conceptual del Estado Social de Derecho en diez sentencias relevantes de la etapa de transición o inaugural de la Corte Constitucional (1992-1993)

Abstract

This work aims to analyze the concept of human dignity underlie of rising of Colombian Constitutional Law 1991, especially, the jurisprudence of Constitutional Court in its beginnings (1992-1993). For that reason, the document is divided in four chapters: the first, identify the facts before of the promulgation of Constitutional Law 1991, and the Social State of law as well; second, study the beginning and working of the Constitutional Court, notably, its organization, judges and tasks; third chapter, analyze the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court throughout 10 significance sentences by following a structured method of ideation and comprehension from two authors contributions Romero (2011), and López Medina (2015), How did the judge rule in similar cases in the past? What were the arguments that he considered most convincing? In consequence, the document explains how the concept of human dignity has been transforming in a value, principle and right. The ends conclusions are in the final chapter of this investigation.