Council of State of Chile (during military regime)
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The Council of State of Chile during the military regime was an advisory body created under Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship to provide legal and political counsel to the executive in the absence of a functioning democratic legislature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advisory body
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state council → |
| appliesToPeriod |
Chilean military dictatorship
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| country |
Chile
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| criticizedFor |
lack of democratic representation
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serving to legitimize authoritarian rule → |
| democraticCharacter |
non-democratic
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| function |
advise on public policy
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contribute to institutional design of the regime → issue opinions on constitutional matters → provide legal justification for regime decisions → review draft legislation → |
| governedBy |
Chilean military junta
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| headOfState |
Augusto Pinochet
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| historicalContext |
post-1973 coup in Chile
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| jurisdiction |
Republic of Chile
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| languageOfWork |
Spanish
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| legalBasis |
decrees of the military government
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| legitimacyClaim |
presented as a consultative substitute for parliament
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provided appearance of institutional normality → |
| locatedIn |
Santiago, Chile
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| opposedBy |
Chilean opposition to the dictatorship
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| partOf |
institutional framework of the Pinochet regime
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| politicalAlignment |
pro-regime
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| politicalSystemContext |
authoritarian regime
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military dictatorship → |
| reasonForCreation |
absence of a functioning democratic legislature
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| replacedFunctionOf |
democratic legislature of Chile
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| role |
advisory organ to the executive
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provided legal counsel to the executive → provided political counsel to the executive → |
| selectionMode |
members appointed by the executive
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| subjectOf |
analyses of Pinochet-era constitutional engineering
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studies on Chilean authoritarian institutions → |
| subordinateTo |
Executive branch of Chile during military regime
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Junta-led government of Chile → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Senate of Chile
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abolishedAndReplaced |
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Second Government Junta of Chile
("Executive Junta of Chile")
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replacedBy |