New Constitution?

Authors

  • Mario Verdugo Marinkovic Universidad de Chile

Abstract

During the recent electoral campaign, seven of the nine candidates declared themselves for a “new Constitution for Chile”. Main criticisms formulated to the current text: 1º. Close link with the authoritarian regime 1973-1990; 2nd. Precarious recognition of the rights of economic, social and cultural content; 3rd. Existence of laws with a reinforced quorum that obstruct changes and 4th. Excessive constitutional rigidity.

Keywords:

New Constitution, Constitutional Law, Public Law, Constitutional reform