79 p. Cd.RESUMEN Título: Tratamiento jurisprudencial de la Corte Constitucional sobre los requisitos para ejercer el derecho a la muerte digna (eutanasia) en Colombia Autores: Angie Ximena Suarez Duncan, José Nelson Aaron Monsalvo. Palabras claves: Eutanasia – Dignidad humana – Vida – Enfermedad terminal – Homicidio por piedad – Voluntad. Descripción: El debate sobre derecho a la muerte digna en nuestro país se ha tornado popular y controversial desde que la corte constitucional despenalizo la eutanasia, debido a una demanda de inconstitucionalidad al tipo penal homicidio por piedad; tal polémica se fundamenta en que esta afecta directamente la vida, la dignidad humana, la autonomía personal y la salud; todos derechos fundamentales. Por tal razón es importante conocer el concepto de muerte digna (eutanasia), sus variaciones epistemológicas y otras alternativas a esta práctica, para evitar confusiones y comprenderla desde una perspectiva más universal; lo que implica necesariamente el estudio histórico y el análisis comparativo con algunos países (europeos) en los que ya existen legislaciones sobre el tema, permitiendo así que las interpretaciones que se hagan sobre la realidad colombiana se vean desarrolladas por conceptos más amplios. En relación con la evolución jurisprudencial en manos de la corte constitucional, se toman en consideración además de las demandas de inconstitucionalidad, las demandas de tutela; puesto que es gracias a las providencias de la corporación que este derecho puede ejercerse plenamente en Colombia, pues los requisitos y algunos procedimientos que permiten su aplicación se fijaron jurisprudencialmente; lo que genera el reconocimiento de la muerte digna como derecho humano fundamental. Todo lo anterior desarrollado bajo un enfoque cualitativo y descriptivo; pues la observación y análisis de los datos recolectados permitió especificar las características y requisitos que la corte estableció para ejercer el derecho, que gracias a la hermenéutica jurídica resulto en un estudio que entiende a la muerte digna como parte de un ordenamiento jurídico. ABSTRACT Title: Jurisprudential treatment of the Constitutional Court on the requirements to exercise the right to a dignified death (euthanasia) in Colombia Authores: Angie Ximena Suarez Duncan, José Nelson Aaron Monsalvo. Key words: Euthanasia – Human dignity – Life – Terminal disease – Homicide for mercy – Will. Description: The debate on the right to dignified death in our country has become popular and controversial since the constitutional court decriminalized euthanasia, consequently to a claim of unconstitutionality to the type homicide for mercy; such controversy is based on the fact that it directly affects life, human dignity, personal autonomy and health; all fundamental rights. For this reason it is important to know the concept of dignified death (euthanasia), his epistemological variations and other alternatives to this practice, to avoid confusion and understand it from a more universal perspective; which necessarily implies the historical study and the comparative analysis with some (European) countries in which there are already legislations on the subject, thus allowing the interpretations that are made about the Colombian reality to be developed by broader concepts. Related to the jurisprudential evolution in the hands of the constitutional court, In addition to the unconstitutionality lawsuits, the claims for tutelage are taken into consideration; since it is thanks to the resolution of the corporation that this right can be exercised fully in Colombia, because the requirements and some procedures that allow its application were established jurisprudentially; causing the recognition of dignified death as a fundamental human right. All the above developed under a qualitative and descriptive approach; because the observation and analysis of the data collected allowed us to specify the characteristics and requirements that the court established to exercise the right, which thanks to legal hermeneutics resulted in a study that understands dignified death as part of a legal system.CONTENIDO Pág. RESUMEN 8 ABSTRACT 9 INTRODUCCIÓN 10 CAPITULO I. PROBLEMA DE INVESTIGACIÓN 12 1.1. PLANTEAMIENTO DEL PROBLEMA 12 1.1.1 Pregunta problema 14 1.2 JUSTIFICACIÓN 14 1.3 OBJETIVOS 15 1.3.1 General 15 1.3.2 Específicos 15 CAPITULO II. ENFOQUE METODOLÓGICO 16 2.1 ENFOQUE 16 2.2 ALCANCE 17 2.3 MÉTODO 17 2.4 FUENTES Y TÉCNICAS DE INVESTIGACIÓN 18 CAPITULO III. EL CONCEPTO DE EUTANASIA 19 3.1 ANTECEDENTES 19 3.2 CONCEPTOS RELACIONADOS 22 CAPITULO IV. ANTECEDENTES 32 4.1 ESTADO DEL ARTE 32 CAPITULO V. ANÁLISIS DE DERECHO COMPARADO DEL TRATAMIENTO DE LA EUTANASIA EN EUROPA 38 5.1 HOLANDA 38 5.2 BÉLGICA 40 5.3 SUIZA 42 5.4 ALEMANIA 44 CAPITULO VI. REQUISITOS JURISPRUDENCIALES PARA EJERCER EL DERECHO A LA MUERTE DIGNA (EUTANASIA) POR ADULTOS EN COLOMBIA 45 6.1 CONSIDERACIONES GENERALES 45 6.2 LINEAMIENTOS JURISPRUDENCIALES SOBRE LA MUERTE DIGNA 49 6.3 REQUISITOS ESTABLECIDOS PARA EJERCER EL DERECHO A LA MUERTE DIGNA EN COLOMBIA (ADULTOS) 61 CONCLUSIONES 68 RECOMENDACIONES 73Ej. 1ABSTRACT Title: Jurisprudential treatment of the Constitutional Court on the requirements to exercise the right to a dignified death (euthanasia) in Colombia Authores: Angie Ximena Suarez Duncan, José Nelson Aaron Monsalvo. Key words: Euthanasia – Human dignity – Life – Terminal disease – Homicide for mercy – Will. Description: The debate on the right to dignified death in our country has become popular and controversial since the constitutional court decriminalized euthanasia, consequently to a claim of unconstitutionality to the type homicide for mercy; such controversy is based on the fact that it directly affects life, human dignity, personal autonomy and health; all fundamental rights. For this reason it is important to know the concept of dignified death (euthanasia), his epistemological variations and other alternatives to this practice, to avoid confusion and understand it from a more universal perspective; which necessarily implies the historical study and the comparative analysis with some (European) countries in which there are already legislations on the subject, thus allowing the interpretations that are made about the Colombian reality to be developed by broader concepts. Related to the jurisprudential evolution in the hands of the constitutional court, In addition to the unconstitutionality lawsuits, the claims for tutelage are taken into consideration; since it is thanks to the resolution of the corporation that this right can be exercised fully in Colombia, because the requirements and some procedures that allow its application were established jurisprudentially; causing the recognition of dignified death as a fundamental human right. All the above developed under a qualitative and descriptive approach; because the observation and analysis of the data collected allowed us to specify the characteristics and requirements that the court established to exercise the right, which thanks to legal hermeneutics resulted in a study that understands dignified death as part of a legal system.