Motivación en las sentencias emitidas por los jueces de primer nivel en Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: This curricular integration project presents a critical analysis of the constitutional guarantee regarding the reasoning of judgments issued by trial-level judges in Ecuador, using a child support case filed at the Judicial Unit of the city of Loja as a case study. The reasoning of judicial rulings is not merely a formal requirement but an indispensable constitutional obligation to ensure due process, effective judicial protection, and the right to a defense, serving as a direct check against arbitrariness in the administration of justice. However, procedural practice reveals persistent challenges in constructing judicial arguments that simultaneously meet the substantive standards of sufficiency and correctness required by the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court.