We take a first step to review the global environment of Colombia where the issues of Democratic Security or the Law of Alternative Penalty today touch any decision in the face of our various conflicts, and then make a synthesis in this introduction of the local level, which is logically complemented by the varied content of analysis within this publication.

Conflicto urbano, Derecho a la vida, Derecho Internacional Humanitario, Derechos Humanos, Homicidios, Rereadings, Violencia