Colombian Popular and Group Action Unification Sentences, 1999-2019

1999-2019 unification sentences from Colombia's Council of State and Administrative Tribunals regarding Popular and Group Actions under Law 472 of 1998. The dataset includes the first volume of a digital publication, transformed into open data formats. It was published by www.datos.gov.co and last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in legal outcomes using `Sentido de la unificación jurisprudencial` and `Fecha de la decisión de unificación`.
• Identify common legal issues and violated rights using `Problema jurídico` and `Derecho o interés colectivo reclamado como vulnerado`.
• Study judicial dissent and opinion using `Nombre de los Magistrados que salvan voto` and `Nombre de los Magistrados que aclaran voto`.
• Map cases by location and responsible entities using `Lugar donde ocurren los hechos` and `Entidades y/o particulares que transgreden derechos colectivos`.

Strengths

• Covers a 20-year time span from 1999 to 2019.
• Includes 16 detailed columns documenting legal reasoning, parties, and judicial votes.
• Data is available in multiple open formats: CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Transformed into open data from the first volume of a digital publication by the Colombian Council of State.

Time Range

1999-2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:15:46; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia