The Limits of the National Territory: Review of the Delimitation Instruments

Abstract

As a result of spatial analysis about th e present boundaries of chilean state's territory, the authors are looking on the political attitude which made the fragmented land with "pieces" in South America, Antarctic, Polinesia and maritime territory . From the begining, the chilean attitude was regulated by "uti possidetis iure" of 1810; but the differentes political transaction with neighbors states and the international community gave a different ext ention and form. As the analysis show, the actual estention and form of the chilean state territory it is the result of the relation of power and political idea of doing it. The way to do was het erogeneus, because the political organization was acting casuistica/y in re/ation to various difficulties.