Estudio de las sentencias sobre la acción extraordinaria de protección en el Ecuador

Abstract

The extraordinary action of protection has been one of the creations that the constitutional text

of 2008 brought with it. The present work carries out a study on the sentences on the extraordinary protection action in Ecuador, the scope of this action and the way in which it has been understood by the Constitutional Court of Ecuador. In particular, it reflects on whether the Constitutional Court has understood that the ultimate objective of this action is to annul judicial decisions or to repair fundamental rights violated by judicial decisions. With this commitment, in the first place, the implication of understanding the extraordinary action of protection as a jurisdictional guarantee will be considered. Secondly, it will be established in what cases this action is declared appropriate in the light of the case-law precedents. Finally, it analyzes the rights violated in the three judgments that were the subject of analysis in the present investigative work.