Desarrollo conceptual de las categorías sospechosas y sus elementos conforme la jurisprudencia de la Corte Constitucional

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Abstract: Within the work entitled: Conceptual Development of Suspect Categories and Their Elements, According to the Jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court of Ecuador, whose main objective is to contribute to the conceptualization of certain legal concepts such as suspect categories, one can find a compilation of various concepts developed around them in Ecuador, as well as their legal recognition within constitutional regulations and what types of rights are closely linked to them according to constitutional jurisprudence. A brief explanation is also provided of their objective as a measure of material equality and how they are linked to certain vulnerable groups and those requiring priority attention, such as people with disabilities and HIV-positive individuals, among others; as well as the exceptions that exist to this categorization. Finally, some of the reasons that justify this differential treatment are presented, with some conclusions resulting from the analysis and some recommendations.