El control de constitucionalidad y la protección de los derechos en el Ecuador

Authors

  • Santiago E. Velázquez Velázquez

Keywords:

Constitutional control, Constitutional Court, protection of rights, Constitutional guaranties

Abstract

The Constitutional control and the civil right protection in Ecuador has evolved considerably within the different constitutional texts, the current constitution characterize the state as a model of constitutional right and justice.Due to that, the figure of the Constitutional Tribunal as the guardian of the constitution has been changed into a new one, to introduce the Constitutional Court as the new entity for control, constitutional interpretation, and protection of rights. This paper synthesis the several methods of constitutional control, cited by the court. It highlights the characteristics of Constitutional guaranties and defines the subject of each of them.

Issue

Section

STUDIES