There is no explicit general norm establishing the automatic incorporation of customary norms and of the general principles of law in the internal legal order. The Political Constitution grants special value in the internal legal order to international human rights treaties. The fundamental rights, duties and guarantees forming part of the international treaties ratified by Chile and in force in the country increase and complement the range of rights embodied in article 19 of the Political Constitution and have their same constitutional status. Constitutional and legal norms guarantee all inhabitants of the country judicial and administrative remedies to re-establish their rights in the event of infringement. The remedies may take the form of protection or amparo.
Administrative remedies are also available.
The bodies responsible for protecting and guaranteeing human rights include the Constitutional and Supreme Courts, as well as other courts, and the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic. Chile's third and fourth periodic reports were due 30 June 1994 and 1999 respectively. Chile's third periodic report was due 29 October 1997. This information is subject to change.