Constitutional Jurisdictional Coverage in Ecuador: A Causal Approach, 2008-2022

This article examines the exercise of jurisdictional guarantees as a legal remedy that seeks the restoration and protection of violated rights based on cases filed, pending, resolved and active that are before the Judicial Council; the capacity of the justice system to respond to demand; and some causal factors that influenced the assertion of rights in Ecuador between 2008 and 2022. Using a mixed methodology based on official judicial reports and statistics, the study shows evidence of a critical increase in active cases, work overload for constitutional judges and budget cuts that contribute to the system’s limited capacity to respond, among other factors. The COVID-19 pandemic, the social protests of 2019 and 2022, and prison violence and crisis are some of the crisis scenarios that influenced the activation of jurisdictional guarantees.

• Huvudupphovsman: Chávez Vallejo, Gina (author)
• Övriga upphovsmän: Rocha Pullopaxi, Milton (author), Novoa Rodríguez, Zaira (author)
• Materialtyp: article
• Språk: spa
• Publicerad: 2026
• Ämnen: acción de protección; Consejo de la Judicatura; Corte Constitucional; derechos; garantías jurisdiccionales; habeas corpus; habeas data; justicia; Constitución; garantías secundarias; garantías; judicialización; causas activas; causas resueltas; action for protection; rights; jurisdictional guarantees; justice; Constitution; secondary guarantees; guarantees; judicialization; active causes; resolved cases
• Länkar: https://revistas.iaen.edu.ec/index.php/estado_comunes/article/view/442