Divergence between disability and invalidity: legal analysis in two dissimilar categories

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María Fernanda Paz Gil
Ana María González Aristizábal
María Fernanda Montoya Naranjo

Abstract

Disability is a concept that over the years has evolved and transcended the different social and political models of history, acquiring a human and protective tint that conceives it from the perspective of human diversity and not as a tragedy. On the other hand, disability follows a legal concept of what the Colombian legal system considers to be a comprehensive social security system, specifically, it goes into the contributory benefit called disability pension granted to those who have a loss of work capacity. This is why the concept of disability is insufficient when it comes to recognizing the fundamental right to social security in constitutional
and international terms, since the protection must be directed directly to the person in a situation of disability and not to the disability since the spectrum of protection or attention to these persons is reduced.

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María Fernanda Paz Gil, Universidad de Medellín

Abogada de la Universidad de Medellín; especialista en Derecho de la Seguridad Social de la Universidad
de Antioquia; magíster en Derecho de la Universidad de Medellín. Investigadora principal del proyecto del
que deriva este artículo y profesora investigadora de la Universidad de Medellín. Correo eléctrónico: mpaz@
udem.edu.co

Ana María González Aristizábal, Universidad de Medellín

Auxiliar de investigación adscrita al proyecto del que deriva este artículo, estudiante de Derecho de la
Universidad de Medellín. Correo: anamariagonzalez@outlook.com

María Fernanda Montoya Naranjo, Universidad de Medellín

Auxiliar de investigación adscrita al proyecto del que deriva este artículo, estudiante de Derecho de la
Universidad de Medellín. Correo electrónico: mfernandamontoya@gmail.com

How to Cite

Paz Gil, M. F., González Aristizábal, A. M., & Montoya Naranjo, M. F. (2018). Divergence between disability and invalidity: legal analysis in two dissimilar categories. Opinión Jurídica, 17(34), 89-106. https://doi.org/10.22395/ojum.v17n34a4

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