El hábeas corpus correctivo como mecanismo de tutela de la integridad personal en contextos de violencia estructural carcelaria: estándares jurisprudenciales desarrollados por la Corte Constitucional del Ecuador

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Abstract: This thesis was conducted to analyze corrective habeas corpus as a mechanism for protecting personal integrity in contexts of structural prison violence: jurisprudential standards developed by the Constitutional Court of Ecuador. Specifically, it addresses the question: What standards has the Constitutional Court of Ecuador developed regarding corrective habeas corpus as a mechanism for protecting personal integrity in contexts of structural prison violence, based on Judgment No. 39-21-JH/25? This judgment was issued on January 9, 2025, by Reporting Judge Alejandra Cárdenas Reyes, who worked on corrective habeas corpus for persons deprived of liberty who experience serious threats within prisons. Initially, Corrective Habeas Corpus was defined and determined to be a jurisdictional guarantee that prisoners can invoke if they believe their rights have been violated. It was also established that the jurisprudential standards for corrective habeas corpus in Ecuador have been developed by the Constitutional Court to guarantee the protection of the integrity of prisoners.