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Patricio Leyton [email protected]
March 2015
Environmental
Law in Chile:
History,
Present and
Trends
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History of Environmental Law
1. First Norms: 1550-1964
2. Import Substitution : 1964-1973
3. Free Market: 1973-1989
4. New Constitution 1980
5. Transition to democracy: 1990-1994
6. Birth of institutionality: 1994-1997
7. Development of institutionality : 1997-2010
8. New institutionality : 2010-Present
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• The more, the better
• Economic Growth vs. Development.
• The objective is employment
• Fumes were a sign of growth
The traditional approach to development has been:
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But something happened in 2004 …..
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And everything started to change
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But this was not an isolated event; the world was changing…
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And the change started to be reflected in people´s life
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Why are projects brought to Courts?
1. Magnitude of the projects?
2. More Public Participation?
3. More environmental conscience?
4. Implementation of the ILO Convention Nº169?
5. Wrong environmental Assessment?
6. More interest from judges?
7. ONGs?
8. All of the above?
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Supreme Court Rulings
Not Granted Granted
1985 – Lago Chungará
1990 – Bahía Chañaral
1997 – Trillium
2002 – Itata
2009 – Campiche
2010 – Expo Pork
2012 – El Morro
2012 – Hidroaysén
2012 – Rio Cuervo
2012 – Bocamina II
2012 – Castilla
2013 – Pascua Lama
2013-14 – Punta Alcalde
2014 Maitencillo
2014 SQM
2014 Sierra Gorda
2014 Los Pumas
2014 CA Caserones
2014 Rio Cuervo
2014 Neltume
2014 CS El Morro
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Change in the development paradigm?
• Nimby: Not in my back yard
• Nope: Not on Planet Earth
• Banana: Build Absolutely Nothing Anything Near Anything
• Cave: Citizens against virtually Everything
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The lack of clear regulation generates:
Instability Confusion Uncertainty
Feeling of astonishment
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New Institutionality (2010) • Result of a political agreement
• Same principles.
• Reform:
– Institutional (Ministry; Counsel for Sustainability, EA, Agency of Compliance and EC).
– SEIA : Technical process; increased public participation.
• ME, CfS and EA: 2010
• AC: 2012
• EC required a new law: 2013
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Density of environmental regulations
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Causales deingreso
Efectos art. 11 Contenidos EIA Contenidos DIA Procedimiento Participación de lacomunidad
PAS
D.S. 30/97 D.S. 95/01 D.S. 40/12
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Changes in the decision making process:
Preventive approach
Inclusive to communities
Top Down – Bottom up
It is NOT enought to comply with the law
Self-regulation
Best practices
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The gap between what the law mandates and what society requires must be bridged
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Achieve legitimacy
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Improve competitiveness
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Provide Substantive legal certainty
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Obtain Social License
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The Road Ahead….
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The Road Ahead….
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Patricio Leyton [email protected] March 2015
Environmental
Law in Chile:
History,
Present and
Trends