Mandato constitucional de determinación y delitos imprudentes de homicidio y lesiones

Abstract

espanolEl presente trabajo busca dar respuesta a la pregunta de si la regulacion de los delitos imprudentes de homicidio y lesiones, contemplada en el Codigo Penal chileno, satisface el mandato constitucional de determinacion, previsto en el inc. final del art. 19 no3 de la Constitucion Politica chilena. Para ello, se analiza la finalidad del mandato de determinacion y las exigencias que impone al legislador penal. Seguidamente, se exponen y revisan criticamente los argumentos de los autores del Derecho aleman que han planteado la inconstitucionalidad de los delitos imprudentes de homicidio y lesiones. Finalmente, se examina la compatibilidad de los tipos imprudentes de homicidio y lesiones, previstos en el Codigo Penal chileno, con el mandato constitucional de determinacion. EnglishThe article addresses the question of whether the regulation of the crimes of negligent homicide and injuries, contemplated in the Chilean Criminal Code, satisfies the constitutional principle of legality in criminal law, established in the final subparagraph of article 19 n°3 of the Political Constitution. This article analyses the purpose of the principle of legality, as well as the requirements that it imposes over the legislator of criminal law. Then, it exposes and critically review the arguments of scholars who, in the context of German law, have proposed the unconstitutionality of the crimes of negligent homicide and injuries. Finally, this article examines the compatibility between the crimes of negligent homicide and injuries, established in the Chilean Criminal Code, and the constitutional principle of legality in criminal law.