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)

• Main Author: Francisco Soto Barrientos
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law 2017-12-01
• Series: Oñati Socio-Legal Series
• Subjects: Iniciativa legislativa popular, referéndum abrogatorio
• Online Access: http://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/825

<p>El presente trabajo analiza la pertinencia de la iniciativa legislativa popular en el sistema institucional chileno. Para ello, indagaremos en sus or&iacute;genes y en el singular proceso de trasplante que la llev&oacute; de sistemas parlamentarios europeos al presidencialismo latinoamericano. Reflexionaremos sobre las consecuencias de este trasplante y la experiencia habida en Latinoam&eacute;rica. Lo se&ntilde;alado anteriormente, tiene el objetivo de establecer la m&aacute;s &oacute;ptima manera de canalizar la participaci&oacute;n en el proceso legislativo chileno. Esto nos llevar&aacute;, finalmente, a la opci&oacute;n por otro mecanismo: la iniciativa popular que permite abrogar leyes.</p><p>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.</p><p><strong>DOWNLOAD THIS PAPER FROM SSRN:</strong> <a href="https://ssrn.com/abstract=3062784" target="_blank">https://ssrn.com/abstract=3062784</a></p>