Comparative law against legislative reforms. The case of Chile

Authors

  • Miguel Carbonell Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas de la UNAM
  • Enrique Ochoa Reza Universidad de México

Abstract

In the light of the importance of comparative law in order to analyze the
development of contemporary legal systems, this essay deals with the
reform of Chilean criminal justice system. Its peculiarity (which distin­­guishes that reform from the others initiatives in criminal matters), are
because of two features, namely, to the late 1990s, the Chilean criminal
justice system was one of the systems with greater proximity to the
pure inquisitive model, and was also one of the latest systems in Latin
America to begin with the process of transformation towards an oral
accusatory system. It is remarkable in the essay the participation of civil
society in the reform process and in the discussion of the way in which
the change of the criminal system in Chile was approved by the oral ac­­cusatory, as well as the six main elements of the reform. The problems
that led to the gradual implementation of the reform also deserve the
attention of the authors. Finally, the challenges ahead are explored.

Author Biographies

  • Miguel Carbonell, Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas de la UNAM

    Investigador de tiempo completo, Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas de la UNAM y profesor de la Facultad de Derecho de la misma universidad. Especialista en Derecho Constitucional
    y Derechos Fundamentales
  • Enrique Ochoa Reza, Universidad de México
    Director del Centro de Capacitación Judicial Electoral del Tribunal Electoral del Poder
    Judicial de la Federación. Doctor en Ciencias Políticas, Universidad de México

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Research Articles