
This chapter offers an engaging and comprehensive look at Colombia’s constitutional landscape in 2020, revealing how a formally rigid Constitution has nonetheless undergone constant transformation through ambitious legislative proposals, controversial amendments, and far-reaching judicial decisions. By exploring the political dynamics behind failed and ongoing reform initiatives, analyzing major constitutional changes—such as the introduction of life imprisonment and the creation of a new metropolitan region—and uncovering the Constitutional Court’s role in reshaping core principles like dignity, family, and due process, the chapter provides a compelling narrative of a constitutional system in motion. Readers interested in democratic evolution, institutional design, and the tension between legal theory and political reality will find this analysis an insightful gateway into Colombia’s evolving constitutional order.