International obligation of the State of Colombia to investigate, judge and, in its case, sanction in cases of massacres resolved by the jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights within a reasonable period of time.

La obligación internacional del Estado orientada a investigar, juzgar y en su caso, sancionar los casos de masacres ocurridos en el país dentro de un plazo razonable, se origina en su ratificación a la Convención Americana sobre DDHH (CADH), al aceptar la competencia de la Corte Interamericana de DDHH (Corte IDH) para resolver los casos contenciosos por el incumplimiento de las obligaciones internacionales que nacen de la Convención y en el interés del Estado de acabar con las manifestaciones de violencia que han azotado al país desde sus inicios y así mismo resarcir a las víctimas perjudicadas por ello.Universidad Libre - Facultad de Derecho - PregradoThe international obligation of the State aimed at investigating, prosecuting and, where appropriate, punishing cases of massacres that occur in the country within a reasonable period of time, originates in its ratification of the American Convention on Human Rights (CADH), by accepting the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Inter-American Court) to resolve contentious cases due to non-compliance with international obligations arising from the Convention and in the interest of the State to end the manifestations of violence that have plagued the country since its beginnings and likewise compensate the victims harmed by it