Formation of the Chilean Bureaucracy and Judicial Institutions (1830–1925)

1. Conservative victory sets new state direction

   Apr 17, 1830Labels: Conservative Party, Executive Centralization

   • Britannica
   • Constitutional history

2. Constitution of 1833 is promulgated

   May 25, 1833Labels: Constitution of, Presidency

   • Constitutional history
   • Britannica

3. Ministry of Justice is created

   Feb 1, 1837Labels: Ministry of, Judiciary

   • Justice Ministry

4. Civil Code is enacted by Congress

   Dec 14, 1855Labels: Civil Code, Andr s

   • Civil Code

5. Civil Code enters into force nationwide

   Jan 1, 1857Labels: Civil Code, Courts

   • Civil Code

6. Commercial Code is promulgated

   Nov 23, 1865Labels: Commercial Code, Merchants

   • WIPO Lex
   • Commerce Code

7. Commercial Code takes effect

   Jan 1, 1867Labels: Commercial Code, Courts

   • WIPO Lex

8. Penal Code is promulgated

   Nov 12, 1874Labels: Penal Code, Criminal Law

   • UNODC
   • Penal Code

9. Penal Code enters into force

   Mar 1, 1875Labels: Penal Code, Courts

   • Penal Code

10. Courts organization law is promulgated

    Oct 15, 1875Labels: Courts Organization, Judicial Hierarchy

    • Courts Law

11. Courts organization law takes effect

    Mar 1, 1876Labels: Courts Organization, Judiciary

    • Courts Law

12. Civil marriage law is adopted

    Jan 10, 1884Labels: Civil Marriage, Secularization

    • Senate Chile
    • Leyes laicas

13. Civil Registry is established

    Jul 17, 1884Labels: Civil Registry, Vital Records

    • Civil Registry
    • Leyes laicas

14. Civil War shifts power toward Congress

    Sep 18, 1891Labels: 1891 Civil, Congress

    • Britannica
    • Civil War 1891

15. Civil Procedure Code is promulgated

    Aug 28, 1902Labels: Civil Procedure, Civil Courts

    • CPC Chile

16. Civil Procedure Code enters into force

    Mar 1, 1903Labels: Civil Procedure, Court Practice

    • CPC Chile

17. 1925 Constitution approved in plebiscite

    Aug 30, 1925Labels: 1925 Plebiscite, Constitutional Reform

    • Plebiscite 1925
    • National Archive

18. Constitution of 1925 is promulgated

    Sep 18, 1925Labels: Constitution of, Arturo Alessandri

    • National Archive
    • Constitution 1925