Five Republics and One Tradition

Like Many Countries Around The World Chile Is Undergoing A Political Moment When The Nature Of Democracy And Its Political And Legal Institutions Are Being Challenged. Senior Chilean Legal Scholar And Constitutional Historian Pablo Ruiz-Tagle Provides An Historical Analysis Of Constitutional Change And Democratic Crisis In The Present Context Focused On Chilean Constitutionalism. He Offers A Comparative Analysis Of The Organization And Function Of Government The Structure Of Rights And The Main Political Agents That Participated In Each Stage Of Chilean Constitutional History. Chile Is A Powerful Case Study Of A Latin American Country That Has Gone Through Several Threats To Its Democracy But That Has Once Again Followed A Moderate Path To Rebuild Its Constitutional Republican Tradition. Not Only The First Comprehensive Study Of Chilean Constitutional History In The English Language From The Nineteenth-Century To The Present Day This Book Is Also A Powerful Defence Of Democratic Values.