La Corte de Apelaciones de La Serena: orígenes, instalación y primeras décadas de funcionamiento (1845-1875)

• Published in: Revista de estudios histórico-jurídicos 2023 (45), p.553-579
• Main Author: Bravo Silva, Daniel
• Format: Article
• Language: eng ; spa
• Subjects: Pluto
• ISSN: 0716-5455
• DOI: 10.4067/S0716-54552023000100553

ABSTRACT This article examines the creation and installation of the Court of Appeals of La Serena and its first years of operation, based on official documentation, specialized literature, and national and local historiographical texts. [...]this work reviews the parliamentary debate of the law that originated it in 1845, where it was discussed whether it was the right time to create courts of appeals outside of Santiago. [...]it refers to the role that corresponded to it during the transition period towards the national codified law. The work extends its analysis until 1875, with the promulgation of law of organization and attributions of the courts, which initiated important adjustments in the organic structure of the Chilean judiciary system. KEY WORDS Court of Appeals - La Serena - appellate courts - Chilean judiciary system - 19th INTRODUCCIÓN·· En Chile, las Cortes de Apelaciones son los tribunales de segunda instancia por antonomasia, al tratarse de los órganos jurisdiccionales encargados de conocer y fallar los recursos de apelación y otros mecanismos de impugnación interpuestos en contra de las decisiones de los tribunales de primera instancia, sin perjuicio de otros asuntos que conocen y resuelven en primera o única instancia1.