El incidente de reparación integral de la Ley 906 de 2004: ¿un régimen paralelo de responsabilidad civil?

The interlocutory procedure for comprehensive redress is a legal mechanism that forces Criminal Judges, upon request by the victims, the Prosecutor’s Office, or the Public Ministry, to rule on claims of civil liability. The existing texts on the subject focus on explaining how Criminal Judges should adjudicate these cases, following the guidelines of the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice and the Council of State. However, this study questions and investigates whether the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court indeed provides solutions similar to those of the Civil Chamber, or if, on the contrary, it has created a parallel regime of liability, and when such a regime may be beneficial or detrimental to the victims and offenders.