Judicial review ans states of emergence: the supremacy of the executive branch

Authors

  • Luis Alejandro Silva Irarrázaval Universidad de los Andes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-34372018000100081

Keywords:

States of emergence, President of the Republic, Supremacy of the Constitution

Abstract

Is the Presidential Power to declare states of emergence immune to judicial review? This is the key question addressed in this article. Based on legal arguments as well as historical, comparative, doctrinal and case-based arguments, we conclude that the Executive Branch is above the Judicial Power when it comes to interpret the emergency rule. Underlying this statement rests the idea that the text of the Constitution is not wholly enforceable by the judiciary

Author Biography

Luis Alejandro Silva Irarrázaval, Universidad de los Andes

Doctor en Derecho. Profesor de Derecho Constitucional de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de los
Andes, Chile. Dirección postal: Mons. Álvaro del Portillo 12.455, Las Condes, Santiago de Chile. Dirección
electrónica: lsilva@uandes.cl.

Published

2019-11-18

How to Cite

Silva Irarrázaval, L. A. (2019). Judicial review ans states of emergence: the supremacy of the executive branch. Revista Chilena De Derecho, 45(1), 81–103. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-34372018000100081

Issue

Section

Estudios