"On August 13, 2001, the President of the Republic sanctioned
Law 684 which establishes a new security and national defense system.
The Law was broadly discussed in the two legislative houses and suffered
many modifications according to the concerns presented by diverse sectors,
in the state, the government and the civil society.
At the end of the process, and following the corresponding constitutional
regulations, the National Government decided to sanction the law, understanding
that the new security and national defense system will contribute in
a decisive manner for the achievement of pacific coexistence and citizen
security.
The Law will be applied within the strictest respect for the National
Constitution and for the human rights international norms. In this respect,
an essential component of the law is the State4s duty to design, in
the framework of these norms, the necessary measures to offer all persons
the appropriate conditions to enjoy the rights and guarantees established
in the Constitution.
The new dispositions ratify the constitutional principle which gives
the State, specially the Military Forces and the Police, the monopoly
of arms for the defense of the sovereignty and safety of the country
and its inhabitants.
The Colombian State and its Public Force are fully committed with
their constitutional and international obligations in what refers to
the promotion, protection and defense of human rights and international
humanitarian law."
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