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

Abstract

Abstract:The present curriculum integration work analyzes the motivation in the sentences issued by the top judges in Ecuador, focused on the argumentative scheme prior to the judicial decision. It examines how the judge collects background, analyzes the case, assesses the documentary evidence, and configures the controversial topic to establish the roadmap of appropriate motivation. Sufficient motivation is not only a constitutional and procedural requirement, but an essential guarantee for effective judicial protection, due process and legal certainty. In this study, a judgment challenging an alleged traffic violation is analyzed. In the case analyzed, the Judge ratified the state of innocence of the citizen and suspended the sanction, demonstrating a sentence correctly motivated by integrating normative foundations, proven facts, jurisprudence and logical reasoning. The methodology used is qualitative, using the analysis of the content of sentences and legal doctrine, highlighting the role of the judge as a guarantor of rights that requires a clear, coherent and legally based justification.