auto de seguimiento
Order for monitoring compliance

I had never heard this legal expression before, it seems to be a very specific Colombian phenomenon. What I suggest as a translation is based on the reference below. It is a “follow-up monitoring” for particular circumstances (please see link below).

This same web site also suggests “enforcement orders”, but in this second case with reference to so-called “tutela rulings”.


http://www.womenslinkworldwide.org/observatorio/base-de-dato...
Colombia, Corte Constitucional
Auto 092/08
POR QUÉ ES IMPORTANTE:
Los autos de seguimiento de las sentencias de tutela han sido una herramienta desarrollada por la Corte Constitucional con base en los artículos 3, 23 y 27 del Decreto 2591 de 1991. En ese sentido, se dice que en general la responsabilidad de garantizar el cumplimiento del fallo está en cabeza del juez de primera instancia y sólo excepcionalmente la Corte Constitucional puede asumir esa responsabilidad. La jurisprudencia ha señalado que ese seguimiento sólo es procedente cuando se dan los siguientes presupuestos (Auto 279/09):

WHY IT MATTERS:
Orders for monitoring compliance with writs of constitutional challenge (amparo in Spanish) are a tool that has been developed by the Constitutional Court under Articles 3, 23, and 27 of Decree 2591 of 1991. In general, it is considered the responsibility of the judge of first instance to enforce these rulings, and only under exceptional circumstances may the Constitutional Court assume this responsibility. Case law has established that this follow-up monitoring is appropriate only under the following circumstances (Writ 279/09):