Resumen

CHAVEZ VALLEJO, Gina; ROCHA PULLOPAXI, Milton  y  NOVOA RODRIGUEZ, Zaira. Constitutional Jurisdictional Coverage in Ecuador: A Causal Approach, 2008-2022. E&c [online]. 2026, vol.1, n.22, pp.179-196. ISSN 2477-9245.  https://doi.org/10.37228/estado_comunes.442.

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.

Palabras clave : action for protection; Consejo de la Judicatura; Corte Constitucional; rights; jurisdictional guarantees; habeas corpus; habeas data; justice.

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