Chilean Insights for Progressive Constitutionalism

This article outlines the global importance of the failed proposal for a new
Chilean constitution. It shows the potential of constitutional processes to
deescalate heightened social confrontation as well as the need of consensus
building. In particular, this article focuses on how the Chilean proposal deals
with rights. Its mainstreaming of progressive demands is as important as its
implicit rejection of the critique of rights voiced in the Global North. The
article concludes with a note on substantive equality in a capitalist world
economy.