Chile
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- in effect since March 11, 1981, has been amended several times, last in 2005
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on the 1857 code derived from Spanish law with influences from French and Austrian law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate (Senado) and Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, Constitutional Court
RELIGIONS
70% Catholics, 15% Evangelicals, other minorities
From the country
- APRIL 25, 2002ChileDEATH PENALTY
Chile was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Chile was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- JANUARY 1, 2002ChileDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished on May 28, 2001
The death penalty was abolished on May 28, 2001
- OCTOBER 16, 2001ChileDEATH PENALTY
The conservative Independent Democratic Union (UDI)...
The conservative Independent Democratic Union (UDI) congressional leaders Ivan Moreira and Cristian Leay announced that they will present a proposal to reintroduce the death penalty in Chile
- JUNE 1, 2001ChileDEATH PENALTY
The European Union welcomed the promulgation by the...
The European Union welcomed the promulgation by the President of Chile, Ricardo Lagos, of a law abolishing the death penalty in time of peace
- MAY 28, 2001ChileDEATH PENALTY
President Ricardo Lagos signed the law that abolished...
President Ricardo Lagos signed the law that abolished the death penalty
- MAY 28, 2001ChileDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished on May 28, 2001
The death penalty was abolished on May 28, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001ChileDEATH PENALTY
Chile was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Chile was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- NOVEMBER 6, 2000ChileDEATH PENALTY
The Chilean senate voted to end the death penalty and...
The Chilean senate voted to end the death penalty and increase the number of years that must be served under a life sentence
- JULY 21, 2000ChileDEATH PENALTY
Catholic Bishops stated their support in efforts to...
Catholic Bishops stated their support in efforts to abolish the death penalty from Chilean law
- MAY 23, 2000ChileDEATH PENALTY
After a group calling itself the Group of Families...
After a group calling itself the Group of Families of Raped and Murdered Children rejected a government proposal to eliminate the death penalty, President Ricardo Lagos said he favoured holding a national referendum to decide whether or not the death pena
- APRIL 26, 2000ChileDEATH PENALTY
Chile cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Chile cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- JANUARY 1, 2000ChileDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code envisages the death penalty for murder...
The Penal Code envisages the death penalty for murder of relatives; kidnapping and child abuse; kidnapping of adults provoking death; murder of police