Improper use of privileged information in public procurement in Colombia

Abstract

In state contracting in Colombia, the legislator's challenges consist of avoiding and controlling corruption in the different national, departmental and municipal entities; Therefore, the public official has an important role in proceeding in accordance with the laws, decrees and complying with the principles of contracting. The present work deals with the study of the improper use of privileged information by public officials on the occasion of their function of contracting with individuals through the different contracting modalities established by Law 80 of 1993, so that through an inductive-hermeneutical method with a qualitative approach was able to determine the responsibility that public officials attend when they make improper use of privileged information within public contracting. Being the main conclusion of this academic exercise, that the state entities must implement public policies of corporate governance and sensitize the official of the consequences of the responsibilities in matters: criminal, labor, disciplinary and civil for their actions of improper use of privileged information in State contracting explained from different legal sources.