Constitutional Jurisdictional Coverage in Ecuador: A Causal Approach, 2008-2022
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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.
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Copyright (c) 2026 Gina Chávez Vallejo, Milton Rocha Pullopaxi, Zaira Novoa Rodríguez
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Gina Chávez Vallejo (Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales )
Dean of the School of Law and Justice
Rocha Pullopaxi Rocha Pullopaxi (Universitat Rovira i Virgili )
Doctoral student in Law
Zaira Novoa Rodríguez (Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales)
Professor at the School of Law and Justice

