La servidumbre de la gleba en el caso Furukawa: análisis constitucional y estándares jurisprudenciales.

Abstract

Abstract: This paper analyzes the Furukawa case, adjudicated in Judgment Nro. 1072-21-JP/24 of the Constitutional Court of Ecuador, which stans as a landmark in national jurisprudence for recognizing the existence of servitude of the glebe as a practice analogous to slavery. On the basis of this case, the study examines the standards established by the highest constitutional body to prevent structural violations of human rights. The research develops a conceptual framework grounded in human dignity, the prohibition of forced labor, and the shared responsibility of the State and private entities, also incorporating an intersectional approach. The paper concludes with regulatory and public policy proposals aimed at preventing and eradicating modern slavery in Ecuador. The investigation relies on qualitative, hermeneutic, and comparative methods, and seeks to contribute to the consolidation of a restorative and transformative model of constitutional justice.