
Colombia’s 2023 constitutional landscape reveals a year marked by intense political turbulence, ambitious reform attempts, and landmark judicial decisions that reshape debates on rights, democracy, and institutional balance. Against a backdrop of weakened government coalitions, stalled legislative reforms, ongoing peace negotiations, and deep social inequalities, the Constitutional Court emerged as a decisive actor—addressing issues from drug consumption and organ donation to gender equality in pensions, educational infrastructure, and major questions of fiscal justice and electoral regulation. This chapter offers a compelling and comprehensive examination of these developments, inviting readers to explore how Colombia’s dynamic yet fragile constitutionalism confronts the pressures of transformative change and the challenges that lie ahead.