This guide was created by library school student Juan-Andrés Fuentes, during an internship at the UCLA Law Library. You can view his current research guides on the Harvard Law Library website.
Please direct any questions or suggestions about this guide to Caitlin Hunter, who currently maintains it.
Congress issues laws which are mandatory for the whole country.
Chile has a civil law system and its case law is not binding.
Human right treaties have the same authority as the Chilean Constitution.