The rol of international human rights law in the discourse of constitutional jurisprudence: cases and methodological guidelines

Abstract

This article deals with the role of International Human Rights Law in the development of the Chilean constitutional jurisprudence. Firstly, it describes the main patterns and inconsistencies of the jurisprudence of the ordinary tribunals and Constitutional Court. Secondly, the paper proposes -from a theoretical out-look which departs from the narratives of treaty's hierarchy- some methodological guidelines for constitutional interpretation and reasoning.