rdelvalle@vla.cl Rafael del Valle V.
Attorney
Education: Law Faculty of the University of Chile (Law Degree, 1987). Diploma in Public Law, Transparency, Regulations and Control, Finis Terrae University 2011. Diploma in Natural Resources and Environment, Los Andes University 2017.
Admitted to Practice: 1987.
Academic Activity: Professor of Water Law at the Faculty of Agronomy and Forestry Engineering of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (2001 – 2014), Professor of Water Law at the Law Faculty of Adolfo Ibáñez University (2015 onwards).
Other Activities: 1984, 1985, 1986, Treaty Department of the Legal Affairs Directorate of the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 1984 – 1985, ECLAC/UNDP Programme on Sea Resources and Development of Latin America and the Caribbean. 1983, Antarctic and Sea Department of the Special Policy Directorate, Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Currently, Latin American Association of Groundwater Hydrology for Development, ALHSUD; Water Committee of the National Agriculture Society; Confederation of Canalists of Chile; Trade Association of Irrigation and Drainage AGRYD.
Publications:
The (lack of) motivation of resolutions setting taxes to fiscal benefit for not using waters, 2019.
Capacity of the president of the board to represent a water users organization for procedures before the General Water Directorate, 2016.
User organizations and registration of water rights. The other pending modification, 2002. The general administrative procedure of the Water Code, after 20 years of application, 2001.
Constitution of property rights of groundwater captured through drainage systems, 2000. Procedural aspects of the procedure of the 2nd transitional article of the Water Code, 1999. Water user organizations and the registration of water rights, 1998. Is it mandatory to belong to a water user’s organization?, 1993. Common application procedures in Water Law, 1989. Books: Teaching Notes on Water Law, 2002. Marine Scientific Research in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1985. Cadastre of Potentialities for the use of Marine Resources, 1984.
Languages: Spanish and English.