Estudio de las sentencias sobre la acción extraordinaria de protección del Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract:The purpose of this investigation report is to analyze the application of the extraordinary protection action in Ecuador, as it is one of the most important guarantees established in the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador. The extraordinary protection action can be filed against judgments or firm orders that the ordinary courts have ruled, whenever it is considered that constitutional rights have been violated, by action or omission of the judges of the Ecuadorian judicial system. The Constitutional Court is the extraordinary guarantor Institution of constitutional rights, is called upon to protect them in order to remedy the violation, to repair the injury by annulling the contested court decision and to reinstate it in accordance with the constitutional framework. This study is intended to describe in a detailed way this action, as well as its legal nature, its objectives, functions and accessibility requirements. The study concludes by identifying the negative and positive effects of the extraordinary protection action, with the support of comparative law.