Mecanismos de participación ciudadana en el proceso legislativo, los desafíos de su recepción en Chile (Mechanisms of Citizen Participation in the Legislative Process, the Challenges of Their Reception in Chile)

Authors

  • Francisco Soto Barrientos masculino

Keywords:

Iniciativa legislativa popular, referéndum abrogatorio

Abstract

El presente trabajo analiza la pertinencia de la iniciativa legislativa popular en el sistema institucional chileno. Para ello, indagaremos en sus orígenes y en el singular proceso de trasplante que la llevó de sistemas parlamentarios europeos al presidencialismo latinoamericano. Reflexionaremos sobre las consecuencias de este trasplante y la experiencia habida en Latinoamérica. Lo señalado anteriormente, tiene el objetivo de establecer la más óptima manera de canalizar la participación en el proceso legislativo chileno. Esto nos llevará, finalmente, a la opción por otro mecanismo: la iniciativa popular que permite abrogar leyes.

This paper analyzes the relevance of the popular legislative initiative in the Chilean institutional system. For that purpose, we will investigate its origins and the unique process of extrapolation that took it from Europeans parliamentarians systems to Latin American presidentialism. We will deliberate about the consequences of this extrapolation and the experience founded in Latin America. All of the aforementioned has the purpose to establishing the best manner to ensure participation in the Chilean legislative process. This will finally lead us to opt for another mechanism: the popular initiative that allows abrogating laws.

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Author Biography

Francisco Soto Barrientos, masculino

Abogado, Magíster en Derecho Constitucional por la Universidad Diego Portales y doctor en Derecho por la Universidad de Barcelona. Actualmente, es Profesor Asociado del Departamento de Derecho Público de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chile e integra el Comité Académico del Programa de Doctorado en Dicha Institución, imparte cursos de Derecho Constitucional, Ciencias Políticas y Derecho Comparado.

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Published

06-10-2016

How to Cite

Soto Barrientos, F. (2016) “Mecanismos de participación ciudadana en el proceso legislativo, los desafíos de su recepción en Chile (Mechanisms of Citizen Participation in the Legislative Process, the Challenges of Their Reception in Chile)”, Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 7(5), pp. 1144–1159. Available at: https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/825 (Accessed: 1 October 2023).

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 5 (2017): El Reto de la Profundización Democrática en Europa: Avances Institucionales en Democracia Directa

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Thematic Articles

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