Los derechos antidumping y su naturaleza jurídica en Colombia

There is considerable debate about the causes and effects of imposing the payment of an antidumping duty as a trade defense measure, with some even questioning not only its appropriateness but also its application and effectiveness.

For this reason, the thesis entitled "Antidumping Duties and Their Legal Nature in Colombia" aims to develop the different positions that have emerged regarding the legal nature of this concept.

Starting from an approach to trade defense measures as multilateral instruments created to guarantee healthy competition in international markets, the author provides a detailed account of the functioning of antidumping duties and their development within the Colombian legal system.

Finally, this document allows the reader to question whether antidumping duties are a tax measure or, on the contrary, whether they serve primarily sanctioning purposes. It concludes with a new approach that considers the economic effect of these measures, which essentially aim to restore market conditions altered by an unfair practice.