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| Code of Civil Procedure (Chile) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Code of Civil Procedure (Chile) |
| Native name | Código de Procedimiento Civil |
| Enacted by | National Congress of Chile |
| Territorial extent | Chile |
| Enacted | 1902 |
| Amended | Ongoing |
Code of Civil Procedure (Chile)
The Code of Civil Procedure (Chile) is the principal statute governing civil litigation in Chile, originating in the early twentieth century and shaping adjudication across jurisdictions such as Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, Mexico, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria and influencing reforms in Venezuela, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines, India, Japan, South Korea, China, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon.
The Code's drafting and promulgation involved figures and institutions including President Germán Riesco, Minister of Justice Miguel Luis Amunátegui, jurists trained in the traditions of Andrés Bello, Diego Barros Arana, Santiago Ramón y Cajal-era comparative law currents, and inputs from legal scholars associated with Universidad de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Colegio de Abogados de Chile, Academia Chilena de la Lengua, Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chile and European models such as the Code Napoléon, the Spanish Civil Code, the German Civil Code, the Italian Codice di Procedura Civile and the Portuguese Civil Procedure Code. Early milestones include debates in the National Congress of Chile, commentaries by Luis Galdames, comparative notes by Agustín Edwards, and subsequent judicial interpretation by the Corte Suprema de Justicia de Chile and appellate tribunals in Santiago de Chile, Valparaíso, Concepción, La Serena, Antofagasta, Temuco, Iquique.
The Code is organized into titles, books and articles addressing procedural stages recognized by courts such as the Corte de Apelaciones de Santiago, Juzgado de Letras de Santiago, Tribunal de Juicio Oral en lo Civil, and specialized venues like Juzgado de Familia, Juzgado de Letras del Trabajo and arbitration centers like the Cámara de Comercio de Santiago. Major chapters cover civil action initiation, jurisdictional prerequisites, evidence rules shaped by doctrines from Civil Law traditions, service of process practices reflecting precedents from Plaza de Armas (Santiago), injunctions, provisional measures, execution of judgments, and enforcement involving institutions such as the Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación and Dirección del Trabajo. The articles reference influences from codes such as the Código Civil (Chile) and administrative bodies including the Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos (Chile), the Poder Judicial de Chile, the Fiscalía Nacional Económica, and international instruments like the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters, the American Convention on Human Rights, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.
Foundational doctrines debated in relation to the Code include the principle of due process as interpreted by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the adversarial and inquisitorial blends discussed by scholars tied to Universidad Católica de Lovaina, and doctrines advanced by jurists influenced by Émile Durkheim-era institutionalism, Hans Kelsen's legal positivism, Émile Zola-period liberalism, and comparative doctrine from the Napoleonic Code. Doctrinal themes include competence and res judicata as applied in rulings by the Corte Suprema de Chile, the balance between oral and written procedures reflected in reforms comparable to the Brazilian Civil Procedure Code (2015), Argentine Código Procesal Civil y Comercial, Spanish Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil, and evidentiary standards influenced by literature from Max Weber and Roscoe Pound.
Principal actors under the Code include litigants represented by members of the Colegio de Abogados de Chile, judges of the Corte Suprema de Justicia de Chile, magistrates of the Cortes de Apelaciones, clerks operating in courts such as the Juzgado de Letras de Santiago, and enforcement officers like Gendarmes de Chile in specific procedural contexts. Administrative oversight involves the Poder Judicial de Chile, the Ministerio Público (Chile), bar associations such as the Bar Association of Chile, and academic centers like Centro de Estudios Jurídicos (Chile), Instituto de Estudios Judiciales. External stakeholders shaping practice include international bodies like the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations treaty bodies, and regional courts such as the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Significant reforms and amendment waves have been promulgated through legislative action in the National Congress of Chile and executive oversight by presidents such as Arturo Alessandri, Eduardo Frei Montalva, Patricio Aylwin, Ricardo Lagos, Michelle Bachelet, Sebastián Piñera and Gabriel Boric. Revisions addressed oral trial introduction, alternative dispute resolution inspired by UNCITRAL models, modernization of enforcement mechanisms following recommendations from the World Bank, transparency measures linked to Ley de Transparencia (Chile), and human-rights driven adjustments responding to jurisprudence from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and decisions involving litigants from Isla de Pascua and indigenous rights cases involving Mapuche people, Aymara communities and land disputes adjudicated in courts across Araucanía Region, Atacama Region, Magallanes Region.
The Code's doctrinal and procedural design has been studied in comparative literature alongside the Code Napoléon, the German Civil Procedure Code (Zivilprozessordnung), the Spanish Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil, the Brazilian Civil Procedure Code, and hybrid systems in Japan and South Korea. Scholars at institutions like Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Universidad de Salamanca, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad de São Paulo, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), and Universidad de Chile assess its reception in comparative forums including the International Association of Procedural Law and conferences at the Inter-American Bar Association.