Estándares constitucionales sobre el derecho al agua como recurso estratégico renovable o no renovable, según la jurisprudencia de la Corte Constitucional del Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: Constitutional precedents are one of the most relevant sources of law, not only for being the direct expression of the Constitution, but also for recognizing rights, as well as protecting them when they have been violated. The main organ of control, interpretation and administration of constitutional justice is the Constitutional Court, whose main function is to guarantee the full exercise of constitutional rights. Through its rulings, it has provided clear standards on the right to water. An analysis of the constitutional standards on the right to water, according to the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court of Ecuador, allows us to understand how this right has been recognized in its different dimensions, on the one hand, as a human right, and on the other, as part of the rights of nature, which demands its conservation and the protection of its vital cycles, even beyond its direct use by the population. This study shows the contribution of jurisprudence in strengthening the enforceability of the right, not only in the field of human consumption, but also in the essential competence of a healthy and balanced environment.