Chile's new constitutional project: What will become of social justice?

Following the rejection of the proposed constitution in Chile, a new agreement between political parties proposes a new constitutional formula for 2023. The previous draft left ample room for a new framework of social justice. What concessions will the new draft include? Will social justice still have a place?

Following the announcement of the metro fare increase, the Chilean spring of 2019 was marked by protests. These demonstrations, both violent and peaceful, revealed a growing discontent with social inequality. One of the proposed solutions was the drafting of a new constitution, as the previous one was a legacy of the dictatorship. Nothing foreshadowed that, after a referendum in which 78% of voters approved a citizens' assembly to draft the new constitution, it would be rejected 18 months later, on September 4, 2022, again in a referendum, by more than 62% of the population. What had become of the hope for change that more than a million peaceful protesters had expressed in the streets of Santiago? Why did Chile reject this project, and what will happen with the new proposal? Join us for this engaging debate moderated by Moderator's

Our speakers

Moderator:Pierre Gilles BélangerAdjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section, and Research Associate at CREDP, University of Ottawa.

Maestro Claudio HerreraDirector of the Department of Private Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Santiago de Chile (USACH) and Legal Advisor and Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Museum of Memory and Human Rights.

Maestro Juan Pablo GlasinovicLawyer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, professor of the Master's Program in International Relations at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, general director of the Chilean-Peruvian Chamber of Commerce and columnist for online newspapersThe Dynamo AND The Counteron international affairs.