Article 1, State
Chile is a social and democratic legal State. It is plurinational, intercultural, and ecological. It is organized as a solidary Republic, its...
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Article 2, Individual
In Chile, individuals are born and remain free, interdependent, and equal in dignity and rights. The State shall respect, foster, protect, and...
Article 3, paragraphs first, second, third, and fifth, Sovereignty
Sovereignty resides on the People of Chile, comprising different nations. It is exercised democratically, in a direct manner and through...
Article 5, Democracy
In Chile, democracy is inclusive and assures equality. It is exercised directly, it is participative, communal, and representative. It is the duty of...
Article 6, Substantive Equality
The Constitution ensures everyone a substantive equality, insofar as equality in treatment and opportunities for the acknowledgment, enjoyment, and...
Article 7, Families
The State acknowledges and protects families in their various forms, expressions, and lifestyles, without a restriction to solely filial and blood...
Article 9, Nature
Individuals and peoples are interdependent with nature and, along it, they make up an indivisible unit. Nature has rights. It is the duty of both the...
Article 9, first paragraph, Principle of Good Living
The State acknowledges and promotes a relationship of harmonious balance among individuals, nature, and the organization of...
Article 9 G, Principle of environmental liability
Whomever damages the environment shall have the duty to repair it, notwithstanding the administrative, criminal, and civil sanctions that may apply...
Article 9 M
Chile is an oceanic country. The conservation and preservationof, and the care for marine and continental coastal, and insular and Antarctic...
