Carvajal's Election Is Bad News, but Not Everything Is Lost to the Constitutional Court.

The election of attorney Héctor Carvajal to the Constitutional Court is not good news for Colombian constitutional justice. In this process of election—with presidential tern and Senate election—the Court retreated in gender parity, independence and suitability of its members for the exercise of office. Nor was there a public call to ensure that the best prepared people reached this position, nor was there a real opportunity for civil society an…