Chairs:

• Carlos Alberto López Cadena carlos.lopez@uexternado.edu.co
• Mario Andrés Ospina Ramírez mario.ospina@uexternado.edu.co

SPEAKERS

Alvaro	Benavides
Daniela Alejandra	Pascuaza Sánchez
Fernando	Rey Martínez
Flavio	Espinal
Manuel	Yáñez Espinoza
Nicolás	Madriñán Serna

Equality is a foundational pillar of human dignity. Therefore, democratic states, by constitutional mandate, have the duty to deploy all their efforts and resources to guarantee rights for different groups within the population—especially where significant inequality gaps exist.

This academic workshop proposes a discussion on the causes of the inequalities present in countries where basic needs remain unmet, as well as on the actual impact of the measures that have been adopted. It also seeks to propose solutions from the perspective of contemporary constitutionalism, aligned with the aims of the Social Rule of Law.

To this end, the following guiding questions are proposed:
What are the root causes of inequality that negatively affect rights in Latin America and around the world?
What obligations must public authorities, social organizations, and civil society assume to remove the barriers that generate inequality?
Why have legislative measures and public policies on equality failed?
What role should the constitutional judge play in ensuring a more egalitarian environment?of clarifying the constitutional role of reasonableness while recognizing its multiple functions and contested foundations. Contributions of a comparative, doctrinal, philosophical, or critical nature are welcome, as well as case studies illustrating the practical relevance of reasonableness in constitutional adjudication.