Vol. 61 (2023): Thematic issue: Reform of the Insolvency Law
Research articles

Critical comments to the effects of the bad faith incident in the new article 169 A subsection 4 of Act 20.720 and proposed solutions based on the elements of the notion of abuse of the bankrupt natural person debtor

Miguel Angel Alarcón Cañuta
Universidad Arturo Prat

Published 2024-01-24

Keywords

  • Bad faith ,
  • abuse,
  • natural person debtor ,
  • bad faith incident ,
  • bankruptcy

How to Cite

Alarcón Cañuta, M. A. (2024). Critical comments to the effects of the bad faith incident in the new article 169 A subsection 4 of Act 20.720 and proposed solutions based on the elements of the notion of abuse of the bankrupt natural person debtor. Revista De Derecho - Pontificia Universidad Católica De Valparaíso, 61. https://doi.org/10.4151/S0718-68512023002-1411

Abstract

This paper analyzes the effects of the bad faith incident regulated in article 169 A subsection 4 of Act 20.720. Based on a dogmatic analysis of the institution of the rejection of the discharge of the debt based on the prevention of abuse, considering the elements of the notion of abuse of the natural person, and a comparative analysis of the history of the law regarding the introduction of the rule in the Chilean legal system, the extent of the institution is determined and solutions are proposed to the problems of limitation of the relief interest of the debtor and legal uncertainty that the rule presents.