Solidarity as the foundation of the Social Rule of Law, Social Security and social protection in Colombia La solidaridad como fundamento del Estado social de derecho, de la seguridad social y la protección social en Colombia

Abstract

Solidarity as a human value, as a philosophical principle of the Social Security and as a duty of the Colombians tightly connects the foundations of the Social Rule of Law with the Social Security Model, whose parameters were set by the Political Constitution of 1991 for the development of the model of social security and social protection. The last adopted by Colombia according to Law 100 of 1993 in its diverse applications: pensions, health, occupational risks, complementary social services, social protection and unemployed worker protection. It constitutes the fundamental instrument of the Colombian society, reaching the objectives of security and social protection under the leadership, surveillance and control of the State. That implies the complementary instruments of the State such as the compulsory affiliation to the social security system, the intervention of the State, the correction of the State in non-solidarity cases of contributors or small tax payers for the benefit of the higher income sectors of the population.