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 sentencia

Abstract

Abstract: This graduation project titled "Academic Preferences of Law Students and Their Link to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the Study of Court Rulings" focuses on analyzing the constitutional right to equality and non-discrimination within Ecuadorian constitutional jurisprudence. Specifically, it examines Ruling No. 18-21-CN/21, which declared two legal provisions unconstitutional: Article 25 and the Ninth Transitional Provision of the Humanitarian Support Law (enacted to combat the COVID-19 health crisis). These provisions were found to contradict the prohibition against discrimination and to undermine the integrity of the public sector recruitment process. The Constitutional Court exercised concrete judicial review to assess the constitutionality of these two norms issued under the Humanitarian Support Law which allegedly violated the rights to legal certainty, equality, and work. The Court determined that the provisions were unconstitutional because they infringed upon the principle of equality and non-discrimination, the rights to formal and material equality, and constitutional standards regarding public officials and merit-based competitive selection processes. However, the consequences of the Court's decision warrant further study, as the ruling simultaneously limits the exercise of labor rights and overlooks the need to guarantee job stability and protect the labor rights of healthcare workers. In this context, the study links the case in question to SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities) and explores the factors that shape students' preferences for specific areas of legal science and their future specialization.