Preferencias académicas de los estudiantes de la Carrera de Derecho y su vinculación con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) a través del estudio de sentencias

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Abstract: This research analyzes the academic preferences of law students and their link with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), approached from legal reasoning and learning based on real cases. In a context of educational transformation, universities face the challenge of overcoming traditional methods, promoting critical, practical legal training committed to the values of justice and equity. The main objective is to identify the factors that influence the academic choices of graduates of the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), and how these affect their professional specialization and the construction of comprehensive legal competencies. The research is based on an analytical and reflective approach, which considers Law as an instrument of social change. As a practical application, judgment No. 363-15-EP/21, linked to SDG 5, was studied, where the Constitutional Court determined the partial violation of due process due to lack of motivation and evidentiary contradiction, reaffirming the importance of constitutional guarantees.