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Comments on Law 21.208 (anti-looting law) in light of the right to social protest

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2021): Anuario de Derechos Humanos
https://doi.org/10.5354/0718-2279.2021.59844

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to study the Law 21,208, known as the «antilooting law», published in January 2020, which amends the Penal Code regarding crimes against public order and security and certain crimes against property. In particular, it incorporates an aggravation for some penalties associated with offenses that in practice are usually committed on the occasion of social demonstrations. The reasons for commenting on this body of law lie in the context in which it arises (“social outburst”) and in the repercussions that its application could have on the legitimate and democratic exercise of the right to social protest. This last aspect, regarding the international recognition given to this right in terms of human rights. Thus, we are interested in observing to what extent this law may have a criminalizing effect on the exercise of the right to social protest.

Keywords:

Public order, social protest, right of assembly, freedom of expression, social movements

Author Biography

Javier Velasco Velit, Universidad de Chile

Javier Velasco Velit es abogado. Licenciado en Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales por la Universidad de Chile. Trabaja como abogado en la Unidad Judicial de la División de Expropiaciones del Ministerio de Obras Públicas.    

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Velasco Velit, J. (2021). Comments on Law 21.208 (anti-looting law) in light of the right to social protest. Anuario De Derechos Humanos, 17(1), 85–95. https://doi.org/10.5354/0718-2279.2021.59844
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