Disciplinary law is part of the branch of sanctioning law held by the Government, and whose purpose is to help ensure full compliance with the functional duties of all public servants and individuals who perform public functions. This right is activated in the event of breach of duties, overreach in the exercise of rights and functions, prohibitions and violation of the regime of disqualifications, incompatibilities, impediments and interest conflicts.

The purpose of disciplinary law is to guarantee ethical behavior, morality and efficiency of public servants, as well as the full compliance of their functional duties; it is used before breach of obligations in the event of a violation of a prohibition, disability, incompatibility and/or conflict of interest, or due to excess in the exercise of rights and functions. It can be initiated ex officio, by information from a public servant or by a complaint made by any person.

Guiding Principles of the Disciplinary Law

• Legality
• Due process
• Presumption of innocence
• favorability
• Function of the disciplinary sanction
• Recognition of human dignity
• Celerity in disciplinary action
• Right to defense
• Among others.

Internal Disciplinary Control Office for Teachers is responsible for hearing and adjudicating in first instance disciplinary processes carried out against teachers linked to the University by designation, full-time contractors, part-time, teaching hours, occasional and retired; additionally, it is in charge of promoting the construction of a map of risks that allows to detect on time situations or behaviors constituting a disciplinary offense and to measure the personal risk that constitutes the non-compliance in full of the duties and obligations, in the condition of both teachers and teaching administrators.

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