Unification of the law concerning civil and commercial liabilities

Abstract

The importance of the unification of Chilean Law of Obligations towards the harmonization of Latin-American’s law and the revision of the actual Commercial Code are the fundamental reasons that induce to think about the argument that entitles this paper. In the first half some points are established, from the historical point of view that determinate the rise of the commercial discipline and its regulation in modern codes. The argumentation is developed fundamentally in the second half where the advantages and disadvantages are exposed through the benefits and losses of the unification. The overall picture is completed with the examination of national or supranational projects and legislations related to the subject. In the conclusion a few questions appear which could lead to an eventual fusion that is, definitely, the main thesis proposed.