La constitucionalización del estatus del combatiente y sus deudos: análisis crítico de la sentencia no. 58-23-AN25 sobre la acción por incumplimiento de la ley especial de gratitud (1995-1996)

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Abstract: This study analyzes Judgment No. 58-23-AN/25 of the Constitutional Court of Ecuador, which resolved an action for non-compliance regarding Articles 3 and 4 of the Special Law on Gratitude and National Recognition for Combatants of the Armed Conflict (amended in 1996). The study examines how the Court extended protection to the surviving dependents of military personnel who died in 1999 during logistical activities preparing for post-conflict demining, thereby overcoming the temporal restrictions of the original 1995 regulations. It contrasts the majority's *ratio decidendi* with the dissenting opinions, which question the absence of a prior claim filed with the ISSFA, the interpretive nature of the case, and the jurisdictional limits of the legal remedy. Finally, the study evaluates the decision's impact on the constitutionalization of the rights of former combatants and their families, establishing a precedent regarding the enforceability of social benefits in post-conflict scenarios.