Domestic violence is a complex issue nowadays in Colombian society.According to the latest report from the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, during 2013, 68.230 cases of domestic violence took place.77.58% was against women and 22.42% against men.In the context of this reality, academics have focused their interest in the analysis of the implementation, social consequences and the reception of rules against domestic violence.Taking into account this, the objective of this paper is to report the state of the art of legal and social research on domestic violence in Colombia.The methodology used for this literature review was to analyze secondary references.