CHAPTER VII
Institutions for the execution of this law

Article 32. Scope of jurisdiction of the Superior Judicial District Courts for Justice and Peace Matters. In addition to the jurisdiction established in other laws, the Superior Judicial District Courts designated by the Superior Council of the Judiciary shall have jurisdiction to judge the proceedings addressed in this law, and oversee compliance with the penalties and with the obligations imposed on the convicted persons.
It shall be up to the Office of the Clerk of the respective Court to organize, systematize, and conserve the files on the facts and circumstances related to the conduct of the persons subject to any of the measures addressed in this law, in order to guarantee the rights of the victims to the truth and to preserve the collective memory. In addition, it should guarantee public access to the records of the cases in which there has been final judgment, and have a Communications Office to disseminate the truth of what happened.
Article 33. National Prosecutorial Unit for Justice and Peace. The National Prosecutorial Unit for Justice and Peace, delegated before the Superior Judicial District Courts, with national scope of authority and made up as indicated in this law, is hereby created.
This unit shall be responsible for performing those acts which by reason of its jurisdiction, are to be undertaken by the Office of the Attorney General in the proceedings established in this law.
The National Prosecutorial Unit for Justice and Peace shall have the permanent support of a special judicial police unit, made up of members of the appropriate authorities, assigned exclusively and permanently, and with jurisdiction throughout the national territory.
Add to the staff of positions in the Office of the Attorney General for 2005, established in transitory article 1 of Law 938 of 2004, the following positions:
150 criminal investigators VII
15 clerks IV
15 judicial assistants IV
20 drivers III
40 bodyguards III

15 assistant criminal investigators IV
20 prosecutors’ assistants II
Paragraph. The Office of the Attorney General shall assign from its staff, to constitute the National Prosecutorial Unit for Justice and Peace, the following positions:
20 Prosecutors Delegate before the Court
Article 34. Public Defender Service. The State shall guarantee to those indicted, accused, and convicted the ability to exercise the right to defense through the mechanisms of the Public Defender Service, and in the terms indicated in the law.
The Office of the Human Rights Ombudsperson shall assist the victims in exercising their rights, and in the framework of this law.
Article 35. Procurator General’s Judicial Office for Justice and Peace. The Office of the Procurator General shall create, for the purposes of this law, a Procurator General’s’s Judicial Office for Justice and Peace (Procuraduría Judicial para la Justicia y la Paz), with national jurisdiction. To this end, the Procurator General’s Judicial Office for Justice and Peace may participate in the relevant judicial and administrative proceedings.
Article 36. Participation of social organizations that provide assistance to victims. In order to carry out the provisions of this law, the Office of the Procurator General shall promote mechanisms for the participation of the social organizations that assist victims.