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José Manuel Díaz de Valdés

Partner

José Manuel Díaz de Valdés J. focuses his practice in Public Law. He joined the firm in 2018. Previously he worked at Carey y Cía. (1999-2006), and was an independent advisor and consultant in Public Law matters (2007-2017).

Education

  • Doctor of Law (D.Phil), University of Oxford, 2013.
  • Master of Laws (LL.M), Harvard University, 2005.
  • Master of Laws (LL.M), University of Cambridge, 2004.
  • Master in Public Law, P. Catholic University of Chile, 2004.
  • Law, P. Catholic University of Chile, 1997

Awards and Recognitions

  • Award to the Best Teacher of the Universidad del Desarrollo Law School, 2017 and 2014.
  • Chilean Scholarship holder for postgraduate studies abroad, 2009-2013.
  • Fulbright scholarship holder for postgraduate studies in the U.S., 2004-2005.
  • Alejandro Silva Bascuñan Award to the best student of the 2000-2001 Promotion of the Master’s Program in Public Law at P. Catholic University of Chile, 2005.
  • President of the Republic Scholarship holder for postgraduate studies abroad, 2003-2005.
  • British Council Fellow and Cambridge Overseas Trust Fellow for postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom, 2003-2004.
  • Elected from among 100 young leaders by the Young Leaders Network – El Mercurio, 2004.
  • Fondecyt Scholar for the Master’s program in Public Law at P. Catholic University of Chile, 2000-2001.
  • Tocornal Award and Montenegro Award to the best student of the Promotion 1992 – 1996 of Law at P. Catholic University of Chile, 1997.
  • Rosas Award to the best student of the Civil Law course of the Promotion 1992 – 1996 at P. Catholic University of Chile, 1997.
  • Honor Scholarship for the highest academic excellence, 1996.
  • Honor Scholarship for the highest academic excellence, 1994.

Memberships and Academic Activities

  • Director of the Constitutional Justice Center at Universidad del Desarrollo since 2014.
  • Professor of Constitutional Law and Political Law at P. Catholic University of Chile since 2008, and at Universidad del Desarrollo since 2007.
  • Professor of Equality and Non-Discrimination (LL.M. Program) at P. Catholic University of Chile since 2016.
  • Researcher in charge of Fondecyt Regular since 2018.
  • Member of the Advisory Board of the International Journal of Constitutional Law since 2017.
  • Member of the Editorial Committee of Outstanding Judgments (Libertad y Desarrollo Institute) since 2015.
  • Multiple academic activities as a professor since 2001, and as a researcher since 2007. Researcher in charge of Fondecyt of Initiation 2015-2016.
  • Member of the Board of Oxford Chile Alumni Association.
  • Member of the Cambridge Overseas Association and the Cambridge Society of Chile.
  • Member of the Chilean Association of Constitutional Law.
  • Member of the Chilean Bar Association.

Languages

  • Spanish (native), English (fluent), French (basic).

Publications

  • “Las Categorías Sospechosas en el Derecho Chileno” (Suspicious Categories in Chilean Law), published in Revista de Derecho, P. Catholic University of Valparaíso, No. 50, July 2018.
  • “Análisis Cuantitativo de la Acción Especial Antidiscriminación de la Ley Zamudio” (Quantitative Analysis of the Special Anti-Discrimination Action of the Zamudio Law), published in Actualidad Jurídica Magazine, No. 38, July 2018.
  • “More Questions than Answers”, in I-CONnect Symposium-The Chilean Constitutional Court’s Abortion Decision, International Journal of Constitutional Law Blog, 2018.
  • “Reflexiones acerca de la Sentencia del Tribunal Constitucional sobre la Ley de Aborto” (Reflections on the Constitutional Court’s Judgment on the Abortion Law), published in Actualidad Jurídica Magazine, No. 37, January 2018.
  • “Parlamentos Regionales para Chile” (Regional Parliaments for Chile) (with Jaime Elgueta), published in Julio Alvear and Ignacio Covarrubias (eds.), Constitutional Challenges (Tirant Lo Blanch), 2017.
  • “Cuatro Años de Ley Zamudio: Análisis Crítico de su Jurisprudencia” (Four Years of the Zamudio Law: Critical Analysis of its Jurisprudence), published in Revista de Estudios Constitucionales, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2017.
  • “La Casa de Todos” (The House of All) (Review Essay). International Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 557-563, 2017.
  • “¿Qué Clase de Igualdad Reconoce el Tribunal Constitucional?” (What kind of equality does the Constitutional Court recognize?), published in Ius et Praxis, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2016.
  • “Farmacias Populares” (Popular Pharmacies), published in Actualidad Jurídica Magazine, No. 34, July 2016.
  • “La Gratuidad Discriminatoria” (Discriminatory Gratuity), published in Arturo Fermandois (ed.), Sentencias Destacadas 2015 (Libertad y Desarrollo, 2016).
  • “Sobrevaloraciones, subvaloraciones, simplificaciones y riesgos del actual proceso constituyente” (Overvaluations, undervaluations, simplifications and risks of the current constituent process), published in Actualidad Jurídica Magazine No. 33, January 2016.
  • “Discriminación Genética y las Dificultades de su Prohibición Normativa” (Genetic Discrimination and the Difficulties of its Regulatory Prohibition), published in Revista de Derecho y Genoma Humano, No. 42, 2015.
  • “La Igualdad Constitucional: Múltiple y Compleja” (Constitutional Equality: Multiple and Complex), published in Revista Chilena de Derecho, Vol. 42, No. 1, 2015.
  • “Reforma constitucional sobre la forma de Estado en Chile. Estado unitario regionalizado y asambleas legislativas regionales” (Constitutional reform on the form of State in Chile. Regionalized unitary state and regional legislative assemblies), published in Actualidad Jurídica Magazine, No. 32, July 2015.
  • “La Estabilidad de los Actos Administrativos Urbanísticos” (The Stability of Urban Administrative Acts) (with Nicolás Enteiche), published in Actualidad Jurídica Magazine, No. 31, January 2015.
  • “Bases de la Institucionalidad: Una Revisión Propositiva” (Basis of Institutionality: A Propositional Review), published in José Francisco García (ed.) ¿Nueva Constitución o Reforma? Nuestra Propuesta: Evolución Constitucional (Thomson Reuters, 2014).
  • “La Prohibición de la Discriminación Arbitraria entre Privados” (The Prohibition of Arbitrary Discrimination between Private Persons), published in Revista de Derecho, P. Catholic University of Valparaiso, No. 42, July 2014.
  • “Análisis Crítico de la Convención Contra Toda Forma de Discriminación” (Critical Analysis of the Convention Against All Forms of Discrimination), published in Actualidad Jurídica Magazine, No. 30, July 2014.
  • “Reflexiones sobre una Eventual Asamblea Constituyente” (Reflections on an Eventual Constituent Assembly), published in Actualidad Jurídica Magazine, No. 29, January 2014.
  • “Primera Sentencia Ley Anti-discriminación: Zapata y de la Fuente con Sociedad Comercial Marín Limitada” (First Sentence Anti-discrimination Law: Zapata and De La Fuente vs. Sociedad Comercial Marín Limitada), published in Revista de Derecho Público Iberoamericano, No. 3, 2013.
  • “¿Es la Ley Zamudio Verdaderamente una Ley General Antidiscriminación?” (Is the Zamudio Law Really a General Anti-Discrimination Law?), published in Actualidad Jurídica Magazine, No. 28, July 2013.
  • “Un Marco Constitucional para los Tratamientos Médicos de Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes” (A Constitutional Framework for Medical Treatment of Children and Adolescents), published in Revista Chilena de Derecho, Vol. 37, No. 2, September 2010.
  • “El Descuidado Derecho a la Participación Política: ¿Qué nos Puede Aportar al Derecho Internacional?” (The Careless Right to Political Participation: What Can It Bring to International Law?), published in Kamel Cazor and Carolina Salas (eds.), Estudios Constitucionales (Librotecnia, 2010).
  • “El Principio de Irretroactividad de las sanciones debe aplicarse en forma estricta: el caso del artículo 4° de la ley de Chilecompra” (The principle of non-retroactivity of sanctions must be strictly applied: the case of article 4 of the Chilecompra law) (with Sergio Verdugo), published in Actualidad Jurídica Magazine, No. 21, January 2010.
  • “Anomalías Constitucionales de las Superintendencias: Un Diagnóstico” (Constitutional anomalies of the Superintendencies: A Diagnosis), published in Revista de Estudios Constitucionales, Year 8, No. 1, 2010.
  • “Discriminación Positiva: Constitucionalidad De Una Importación De Derecho Comparado” (Positive Discrimination: Constitutionality of an Import of Comparative Law), published in Revista de Derecho, P. Catholic University of Valparaíso, 2010.
  • “Tratamientos Médicos en Menores de Edad: Situación Actual y Claroscuros del Proyecto de Ley Sobre los Derechos y Deberes en Relación a la Atención en Salud” (Medical Treatments for Minors: Current Situation and Contrasts of the Bill on Rights and Duties in Relation to Health Care), published in Revista de Derecho, Universidad de Concepción, 2010.
  • “La píldora del día después: principales aspectos de un fallo poémico e incómodo” (The morning-after pill: main aspects of a polemic and uncomfortable judgment), published in Arturo Fermandois (ed.), Sentencias Destacadas 2008 (Libertad y Desarrollo, 2009).
  • “Freedom of Speech in Rome”, published in Revista de Estudios Histórico-Jurídicos, No. 31, 2009.
  • “La Reforma Constitucional del año 2005: contexto, impacto y tópicos pendiente” (The 2005 Constitutional Reform: context, impact and pending topics), published in Actualidad Jurídica Magazine, No. 20, July 2009.
  • “Una Visión del Combate a la Corrupción Centrada en los Derechos Fundamentales: El Derecho de Acceso a la Información Pública y su Nueva Regulación Legal” (A Vision of the Fight against Corruption Focused on Fundamental Rights: The Right of Access to Public Information and its New Legal Regulation), published in Juan José Romero (ed.), Buen Gobierno y Corrupción: algunas perspectivas, 2009.
  • “Desprotección Constitucional Frente a los Derechos Municipales” (Constitutional Lack of Protection against Municipal Rights), published in Revista Actualidad Jurídica, No. 19, January 2009.
  • “Análisis crítico de la jurisprudencia de la Corte Europea de Derechos Humanos sobre el estatus del no nacido en la Convención Europea de Derechos Humanos” (Critical analysis of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on the status of the unborn in the European Convention on Human Rights), published in Actualidad Jurídica Magazine, No. 18, July 2008.
  • “El derecho de acceso a la información pública: Su reconocimiento por el Tribunal Constitucional” (The right of access to public information: its recognition by the Constitutional Court), published in Arturo Fermandois (ed.), Sentencias Destacadas 2007 (Libertad y Desarrollo, 2008).
  • “Reflexiones Previas Y Necesarias Para Un Análisis Jurídico De La Discriminación Positiva (Affirmative Action)” (Preliminary and Necessary Reflections for a Legal Analysis of Affirmative Action), published in Actualidad Jurídica Magazine, No. 17, January 2008.
  • “Inconstitucionalidad del Artículo 116 del Código Tributario: Primera Sentencia Constitucional Derogatoria de una Norma Legal” (Unconstitutionality of Article 116 of the Tax Code: First Constitutional Sentence Derogating a Legal Rule), published in Actualidad Jurídica Magazine, No. 16, July 2007.
  • “Requisitos Para El Ejercicio De La Abogacía En El Derecho Comparado” (Requirements for the Practice of Law in Comparative Law), published in Actualidad Jurídica Magazine, No. 16, July 2007.
  • “Algunas preguntas pendientes acerca del control de constitucionalidad de los proyectos de reforma constitucional” (Some pending questions about the control of constitutionality of constitutional reform projects), published in Arturo Fermandois (ed.), Sentencias Destacadas 2006 (Libertad y Desarrollo, 2007).
  • “Carl Schmitt y el Congreso Nacional Instaurado por la Constitución de 1980” (Carl Schmitt and the National Congress Established by the 1980 Constitution), published in Revista de Derecho, P. Catholic University of Valparaíso, XXII, 2001.
  • “Investissements à l’Etranger” (Foreign investments) (with Isabel Zivi), published in Les Annonces De La Seine Magazine. France, No. 52, July 2000.
  • “Recent Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court on the Nullity of the Public Law” Actualidad Jurídica Magazine, N° 45, January 2022.