Counsel

Ligia María Vargas

Languages

English
French
Spanish

Ligia María is Counsel at the Firm in the area of Corporate Criminal Law. She holds a Doctorate in Rule of Law and Global Governance from the University of Salamanca, a law degree from the University of Los Andes, specializing in Criminal Law, a master's degree in Criminal Law from the University of Salamanca, and a Master's degree in Evidence Law in Criminal Proceedings from the University of Barcelona.

Ligia María has worked for 10 years in academia and the public sector on topics related to Criminal Law, International Criminal Law, Comparative Law, and Transitional Justice.

Relevant experience

2024 - Corporate Criminal Law Counsel - CMS-RA
2024-present - Coordinator of the Transitional Justice Line, Legal Clinic, Universidad de la Sabana, Chía, Colombia
2018-present - Adjunct Professor in the Criminal Law area at Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
2022-2024 - Consultant, Special Jurisdiction for Peace
2019-2022 - Advisor, Office of the Deputy Attorney General for Coordination of Intervention before the JEP
2014-2015 - Researcher for Prof. Dr. Alejandro Aponte Cardona

Publications

Gender Approach and Guilt. Supreme Court of Justice, Judgment of July 27, 2022. In Critical Studies of the Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of Justice Vol. 11, Ricardo Posada Maya/Fernando Velásquez Velásquez/ (Coords.) / et al. Criminal Sciences Collection, Bogotá, Uniandes- Universidad Sergio Arboleda Ed., Ibáñez Ed., forthcoming.
The Penal Code as a Source for the Special Jurisdiction for Peace. Sergio Arboleda University, Bogotá, forthcoming.
Amnesties and Pardons for Corruption Offenses. Associated Corruption to Transnational Organized Crime Project. In progress.
The Dialogic Construction of Truth in the JEP: A Methodological Proposal. Cristian Hernández Calderón (co-author) in After the Agreement: How is Peace in Colombia? Laura Bentacur-Restrepo/Angélica Rettberg (compilers) Bogotá, Universidad de los Andes, 2023.
Mistake of Type: Regarding Embezzlement and Falsification of Public Document Offenses. Supreme Court of Justice, August 2019 Judgment. In Critical Studies of the Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of Justice Vol. 8, Ricardo Posada Maya/Fernando Velásquez Velásquez/ (Coords.) / et al. Criminal Sciences Collection, Bogotá, Uniandes- Universidad Sergio Arboleda Ed., Ibáñez Ed., 2021.
Is a Political-Criminal Redesign of the Colombian Punitive System Necessary? Ricardo Posada Maya (co-author) in Tribute Book to Mario Salazar Marín, Universidad de Medellín, 2020.
The Subjective Element of the Offense in the Rome Statute: A Comparative Criminal Law Analysis. Criminal Sciences Collection, Bogotá, Uniandes Ed. – Ibáñez Ed., 2020.
The Criminal Origin of Assets Subject to Money Laundering. Supreme Court of Justice, January 18, 2017 Judgment. In Critical Studies of the Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of Justice Vol. 7, Ricardo Posada Maya/Fernando Velásquez Velásquez/María Camila Correa Flórez (Coords.) / et al. Criminal Sciences Collection, Bogotá, Uniandes- Universidad Sergio Arboleda Ed., Ibáñez Ed., 2019.
Money Laundering: A Continuing Process. In Money Laundering: Substantive, Procedural, and Criminal Policy Aspects. Juan Carrión/ Carlos Viveiros/ Carlos Guzmán (Coords.). Bogotá, Ibáñez Ed., 2019.
Harmonization of Money Laundering Offense in the Pacific Alliance. Criminal Sciences Collection, Bogotá, Uniandes Ed. – Ibáñez Ed., 2018.
The Presumption of Premeditation in Homicide in Jurisprudence from 1890 to 1936. Co-author, Juan Felipe Daza Lora. In Judicial Gazette: 130 Years of Colombian Jurisprudential History. Marcela Castro de Cifuentes (Coord.) Bogotá, Temis Ed., 2017.
Violence in Sexual Access. Supreme Court of Justice, May 2015 Judgment. In Critical Studies of the Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of Justice Vol. 6, Ricardo Posada Maya/Fernando Velásquez Velásquez/María Camila Correa Flórez (Coords.) / et al. Criminal Sciences Collection, Bogotá, Uniandes- Universidad Sergio Arboleda Ed., Ibáñez Ed., 2017.
The Beginning of Independent Life. Supreme Court of Justice, Judgment of January 29, 2014. In Critical Studies of the Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of Justice Vol. 3, Ricardo Posada Maya/Fernando Velásquez Velásquez/María Camila Correa Flórez (Coords.) / et al. Criminal Sciences Collection, Bogotá, Uniandes- Universidad Sergio Arboleda Ed., Ibáñez Ed., 2016

Education

2024 - Master's in Evidence Law in Criminal Proceedings, University of Barcelona, Spain
2019 - PhD in Rule of Law and Global Governance, University of Salamanca, Spain
2016 - Master's in Criminal Law, University of Salamanca, Spain
2015 - Specialist in Criminal Law, Sergio Arboleda University, Bogotá, Colombia
2014 - Lawyer, University of the Andes, Bogotá, Colombia

Practice Areas

Corporate Criminal Law

Insights

Global Reach