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Luisa María Brito Nieto

la tasación de la caución en el
decreto de medidas cautelares en
los procesos declarativos*
the valuation of the guarantee in
the decree of provisional measures on
declarative processes
Luisa María Brito Nieto**

Resumen
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fumus boni iuris periculum in mora.

Abstract
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. Propuesta de soluciones a los problemas planteados


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.. Al primer interrogante: ¿en qué casos debe el administrador


de justicia alterar el monto de la caución dado por la ley?
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"3"6+0 +BJNFLa protección de los derechos fundamentales por la justicia constitu-
cional. Técnicas de control de constitucionalidad y ponderación crítica.3FWJTUB*VTUB QQ
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a. El test de razonabilidad aplicado a la caución


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-".13&" &WFSBMEPLos métodos de interpretación en el test de razonabilidad de la
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"3"6+0 +BJNFOb. cit.

-".13&" &WFSBMEPOb. cit.

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-".13&" &WFSBMEPOb. cit.

"3"6+0 +Ob. cit.

"-7"3"%07&--040 "EPMGPOb. cit.

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EFDSFUBSPOPMBDBVUFMBoTJOPFTDMBSFDFSTVJOUFOTJEBE&ODPOTFDVFODJB BOUF
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RVFFOPUSPTDBTPTFOMPTDVBMFTMBBQBSJFODJBEFCVFOEFSFDIPOPTFIBWJTUP
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DBVUFMBToBMJHVBMRVFMBDBVDJØOoFTUPOPRVJFSFEFDJSRVFMPTSFRVJTJUPTOPTF
SFMBDJPOFOFOUSFTÓ ZOBEBJNQJEFRVFFMKVF[QVFEBVTBSMPDPNPIFSSBNJFOUB
QBSBMBUBTBDJØOEFMBDBVDJØO

c. Contenido y efectos de la medida cautelar a decretar


0USP FMFNFOUP RVF EFCF PCTFSWBS FM KVF[ B MB IPSB EF DVBOUJmDBS MB DBVDJØO
DVBOEPDPOTJEFSBSB[POBCMFBMUFSBSTVNPOUP TPOFMDPOUFOJEPZMPTFGFDUPT


30+"4 .JHVFM&OSJRVFEl proceso civil colombiano.#PHPUÈ%$6OJWFSTJEBE&YUFSOBEP
EF$PMPNCJB  QQ

4FHÞO FM BSUÓDVMP  EFM $(1 MBT NFEJEBT DBVUFMBSFT FO MPT QSPDFTPT EFDMBSBUJWPT
QVFEFOTPMJDJUBSTFEFTEFMBQSFTFOUBDJØOEFMBEFNBOEB

-»1&;#-"/$0 )FSOÈO'BCJPOb. cit.

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+07² .BSÓBOb. cit.

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EFMBDBVUFMBBEFDSFUBS&TEFDJS FMBENJOJTUSBEPSEFKVTUJDJBEFCFBOBMJ[BSFM
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&ODPODPSEBODJBDPOMPBOUFSJPS BNBZPSSFQFSDVTJØOFOMBFTGFSBKVSÓEJDB
EFM EFNBOEBEP  MB NFEJEB DBVUFMBS WB B TFS NÈT QFSKVEJDJBM QBSB RVJFO EFCF
TPQPSUBSMB Z QPS UBOUP MB DBVDJØO EFCF GPSUBMFDFSTF &KFNQMP EF FMMP FT FM
EFDSFUPEFVOBNFEJEBDBVUFMBSBOUJDJQBUPSJB FTEFDJSMBRVFoDPNPTVOPNCSF
MPJOEJDBoBOUJDJQBMBEFDJTJØOKVEJDJBMGBWPSBCMFBMEFNBOEBOUFQBSBMBNFKPS
QSPUFDDJØO EFM EFSFDIP FO MJUJHJP &O FTF DBTP  MB DBVUFMB UJFOF NVDIBT NÈT
DPOTFDVFODJBT QBSB RVJFO EFCF TPQPSUBSMB RVF MB HFOFSBMJEBE EF MBT NFEJEBT
QSFWFOUJWBT JODMVTPTJTPOJOOPNJOBEBToQPSTVQVFTUP UPEPWBBEFQFOEFSEF
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d. Estudio en conjunto de los elementos de análisis


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DVBOUÓB MB DBVDJØO DVNQMF DPO MB mOBMJEBE EF SFTQPOEFS QPS MPT FWFOUVBMFT
QFSKVJDJPTRVFQVFEBODBVTBSTFBRVJFOEFCFTPQPSUBSMBNFEJEBDBVUFMBS
"MSFTQFDUP EFCFUFOFSTFFODVFOUBRVFEFCFOPCTFSWBSTFUPEPTZDBEBVOP
EF MPT FMFNFOUPT FO DPOKVOUP  ZB RVF QPS TÓ TPMPT DBSFDFO EF UPUBM VUJMJEBE
QBSBMPTmOFTRVFOPTIFNPTQSPQVFTUP&ODPOTFDVFODJB FMBENJOJTUSBEPSEF
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BVOPTPCSFFMPUSP TJOPUSBUBOEPEFBSNPOJ[BSMPT%JDIBBSNPOJ[BDJØOIBEF


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FO 999*7 $POHSFTP $PMPNCJBOP EF %FSFDIP 1SPDFTBM EFM *OTUJUVUP $PMPNCJBOP EF
%FSFDIP1SPDFTBM TFQUJFNCSF  QQ

"-7"3"%07&--040 "EPMGPOb. cit.

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NFEJEB DBVUFMBS BUÓQJDB RVF DPOTJTUF FO MB QSPIJCJDJØO EF VOB PQFSBDJØO
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EFMBBQBSJFODJBEFCVFOEFSFDIPEFRVJFOTPMJDJUBMBDBVUFMB"MSFTQFDUP EFCF

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WFSPTJNJMJUVE EFM EFSFDIP 4J CJFO FM KVF[ FO OJOHÞO DBTP QVFEF QSFKV[HBS  TJ
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EFOUBMNFOUFFOFMHJSPEFTVTOFHPDJPT
1PS ÞMUJNP Z OP NFOPT JNQPSUBOUF FM KVF[ EFCF TPQFTBS Z BOBMJ[BS MPT
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PCTUBOUF EBEPRVFTFSFRVJFSFBVNFOUBSMBZUFOJFOEPFODVFOUBMPTFMFNFOUPT
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DBVDJPOFTGSFOUFBMEFDSFUPEFNFEJEBTDBVUFMBSFTFOMPTQSPDFTPTEFDMBSBUJWPT
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EFDMBSBUJWPTFO$PMPNCJB TFDPODMVZFRVFMBSFHVMBDJØODPOTBHSBEBFOFM$(1
GSFOUFBMEFDSFUPEFNFEJEBTDBVUFMBSFTFTJOTVmDJFOUF$PNPTFEFNPTUSØBMP
MBSHPEFFTUFUSBCBKP FMIFDIPEFRVFMBOPSNBUJWJEBEQSPDFTBMOPMFEÏQBVUBT


%BEPRVFTFHÞOFMBSUÓDVMPEFM$(1MBDBVDJØOFTEFMWFJOUFQPSDJFOUP  EFM
WBMPSEFMBTQSFUFOTJPOFT

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NFEJEB DBVUFMBS  JJ  PCTFSWBS MB JOUFOTJEBE EF MB WFSPTJNJMJUVE EFM EFSFDIP EF
RVJFO TPMJDJUB MB DBVUFMB  JJJ  BUFOEFS B MPT FGFDUPT Z DPOUFOJEP EF MB DBVUFMB B
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&TOFDFTBSJPSFDBMDBSRVFSFTVMUBJOEJTQFOTBCMFRVFFMKVF[UFOHBFODVFOUBMB
UPUBMJEBEEFMPTFMFNFOUPTEFBOÈMJTJTRVFTFMFQSFTFOUBO QVFTUPRVF EFUFOFSFO
DVFOUBTPMPBMHVOPT MBDBVDJØOQVFEFTFSPNVZFMFWBEBPNVZJSSJTPSJBBUFOEFSB
MBUPUBMJEBEEFMBTQBSUJDVMBSJEBEFTEFMDBTPDPODSFUP&TUFKVJDJPFTWFOUBKPTPZIBDF
NÈTFmDJFOUFMBUBSFBEFEFMJNJUBSMBDBVDJØO QVFTEBVOBHVÓBBMBENJOJTUSBEPS

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EF KVTUJDJB QBSB UBTBSMB BUFOEJFOEP  FO UPEPT MPT DBTPT  B MPT NJTNPT BTQFDUPT
$SFFNPTRVFOPFTBDFSUBEPEBSMFVOBGØSNVMBNBUFNÈUJDBBMPQFSBEPSKVEJDJBM
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QSJNFSBNFEJEB QPSRVFOJOHÞODBTPWBBTFSUPUBMNFOUFJHVBMRVFPUSP ZQPS
PUSPMBEPZBRVFFMDBEBKVF[oDPNPTFSIVNBOPRVFFToFTEJTUJOUPBMSFTUPZTV
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Referencias bibliográficas
Doctrina
"-7"3"%0 7&--040  "EPMGP El procedimiento cautelar y la solución urgente
y anticipada de una pretensión. .FEFMMÓO  $PMPNCJB 5SBCBKP QSFTFOUBEP FO 999*7
$POHSFTP $PMPNCJBOP EF %FSFDIP 1SPDFTBM EFM *OTUJUVUP $PMPNCJBOP EF %FSFDIP
1SPDFTBM4FQUJFNCSF 
"3"6+0 +BJNFLa protección de los derechos fundamentales por la justicia constitu-
cional. Técnicas de control de constitucionalidad y ponderación crítica.3FWJTUB*VTUB QQ
 EFTFQUJFNCSFEF
%6"35&  3VCÏO &YDVSTP -B EJTDSFDJPOBMJEBE FO TFEF KVEJDJBM 3FWJTUB /VFWB
²QPDB +VOJPEF
&4$0#"3 +FOOZNociones básicas del Derecho Procesal Civil en el Código General
del Proceso*CBHVÏ6OJWFSTJEBEEF*CBHVÏ 
'03&30 +PSHFMedidas cautelares. &O$ØEJHP(FOFSBMEFM1SPDFTP$PNFOUBEP
#PHPUÈ*OTUJUVUP$PMPNCJBOPEF%FSFDIP1SPDFTBM 
'03&30  + Facultades del juez en el Código General del Proceso $BSUBHFOB 
$PMPNCJB5SBCBKPQSFTFOUBEPFO999***$POHSFTP$PMPNCJBOPEF%FSFDIP1SPDFTBM
EFM*OTUJUVUP$PMPNCJBOPEF%FSFDIP1SPDFTBM4FQUJFNCSF 
("3$¶" &EVBSEPMedidas cautelares.#PHPUÈ%$-JCSFSÓB&EJUPSJBM&M'PSPEFMB
+VTUJDJB 
()&34* $BSMPTTeoría General de la Reparación de Daños.#VFOPT"JSFT&EJUPSJBM
"TUSFB 
+07² .BSÓBMedidas cautelares innominadas en el proceso civil#BSDFMPOB#PTDI
&EJUPS 
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la Corte Constitucional3FWJTUB5VUFMB"DDJPOFTQPQVMBSFTZEFDVNQMJNJFOUP PDUVCSF
EF
-»1&;#-"/$0 )FSOÈO'BCJPCódigo General del Proceso#PHPUÈ%$%VQSÏ
&EJUPSFT 
1«+"30.03&/0 /JDPMÈTAlgunos retos para la constitucionalización del Derecho
Procesal Civil1FSFJSB $PMPNCJB5SBCBKPQSFTFOUBEPFO9997*$POHSFTP$PMPNCJBOP
EF%FSFDIP1SPDFTBMEFM*OTUJUVUP$PMPNCJBOPEF%FSFDIP1SPDFTBM4FQUJFNCSF 
1"33"  +BJSP Medidas cautelares innominadas. .FEFMMÓO  $PMPNCJB 5SBCBKP
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