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The action of unconstitutionality: a new attribution of the Constitutional Court

Authors

  • Paulino Varas Alfonso Profesor titular de Derecho Constitucional, Universidad de Chile

Abstract

The Constitutional Court, by declaring the unconstitutionality of a legal precept, fulfills the mission of preserving the supremacy and integrity of the Constitution and said declaration constitutes its own exclusive source of law and also a creative activity of law.

Keywords:

Action, Supremacy, Constitutional Court, Unconstitutionality