Yesterday's accomplices, beneficiaries of today: The knots of inequality tied by the dictatorship

 Chile's constitutional moment began as a popular demand in late 2019.  This collection seizes the opportunity of this unique moment to unpack  the context, difficulties, opportunities, and merits to enhance the  status of environmental and social rights (health, housing, education  and social security) in a country's constitution.

Learning from  Chilean and international experiences from the Global South and North,  and drawing on the analysis of both academics and practitioners, the  book provides rigorous answers to the fundamental questions raised by  the construction of a new constitutional bill of rights that embraces  climate and social justice. With an international and comparative  perspective, chapters look at issues such as political economy, the  judicial enforceability of social rights, implications of the  privatisation of public services, and the importance of active  participation of most vulnerable groups in a constitutional drafting  process.

Ahead of the referendum on a new constitution for Chile  in the second half of 2022, this collection is timely and relevant and  will have direct impact on how best to legislate effectively for social  rights in Chile and beyond.