Resumen en español

The free development of personality in Colombia is enshrined in Article 16 of the 1991 Constitution, which states that all people have the right to the free development of personality. In recent years this issue has become more relevant, especially in Colombia, which has set precedents in jurisprudence and in changes in the perception of the population. Analyzing the free development, it must be understood that it is an individual will, which becomes visible in the autonomy that people have to decide about themselves, without this leading to an attempt against them or others and that is why in the article in question the concept of free development is delimited. This concept of free development has been changing over time, due to the constant evolution of modern man and constant adaptation to social or political changes, even the same globalization and rapprochement of many nations have made this concept has been standardized in many countries. It should be noted that the main changes in this subject have been linked to political changes, especially the 1991 constitution, which added the article and gave the importance and relevance that the subject should have in our country