Drogas, alcohol y espacio público
Author | Iván Garzón Vallejo |
Position | Profesor Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas, Universidad de La Sabana |
Pages | 1-2 |
La reciente sentencia de la Corte Constitucional C-235/19 –de la cual sólo conocemos el resumen de la misma vía comunicados, rueda de prensa y entrevistas– que declaró inexequible el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas y sustancias psicoativas en el espacio público, puso sobre la mesa nuevamente el interminable y apasionante tema de la relación entre la moral y el derecho.
Los problemas que abordó la Corte fueron básicamente dos. Primero, ¿el Legislador viola el derecho al libre desarrollo de la personalidad al prohibir de forma general, so pena de medidas de policía, el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas y sustancias psicoativas “en espacio público, lugares abiertos al público, o que siendo privados trasciendan a lo público como forma de proteger la tranquilidad y las relaciones respetuosas? Y segundo, ¿el Legislador viola el derecho al libre desarrollo de la personalidad al prohibir de forma general, so pena de medidas de policía, el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas y sustancias psicoactivas “en parques [y en] el espacio público”, como forma de proteger el cuidado y la integridad de dicho espacio?
Ambos interrogantes demandaban un juicio de razonabilidad en el caso del primer problema, y de proporcionalidad, en el segundo. Al respecto, la Corte consideró que la prohibición amplia y genérica del Código...
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