Constitutional jurisprudence regarding the fundamental rights of users of the electric power public service: Case study Electricaribe SA.E.S.P

Abstract

Colombia is a Social State of participatory and pluralistic democratic Law, which aims for the general well-being, having within its purposes serving the community, promoting general prosperity and guaranteeing the effectiveness of the principles, rights and duties contained in the Constitution, and Since public services are inherent to the social purpose of the State, it is their duty to ensure their efficient provision to all the inhabitants of the national territory. But in the Colombian Caribbean region a serious problem arose due to the abuse of the company Electricaribe S.A. E.S.P., in front of its users, since it carried out procedures that go against the constitution and the law. It is concluded with this article that according to the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court of Colombia, Electricaribe violated the users of public electricity services the fundamental rights to life, health, safety, due process, presumption of innocence, among others. This article will serve as a fundamental basis to make an analogy with other companies that will take over the provision of energy service on the Colombian Caribbean coast, and thus avoid a repeat violation of fundamental rights of users.