Vol. 28 No. 1 (2007)
Research articles

Mechanisms of direct democracy in chile: referenda and community consultation

Alan Bronfman Vargas
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

How to Cite

Bronfman Vargas, A. (2010). Mechanisms of direct democracy in chile: referenda and community consultation. Pro Jure Revista De Derecho - Pontificia Universidad Católica De Valparaíso, 28(1). Retrieved from https://www.projurepucv.cl/index.php/rderecho/article/view/646

Abstract

In this article I will analyse the mechanisms of direct democracy present in our constitutional history. I hereby review the introduction and improvement of the referendum mechanism at a community level as of 1990 and the legislative apathy in the regulation of non-binding consultation. this study concludes with a reflection regarding the potential use of the mechanism and its inception in a representative type political and administrative system.