Habeas Corpus preventivo para personas con discapacidad y enfermedades catastróficas, según la jurisprudencia constitucional ecuatoriana

Abstract

Abstract:This research study examines the legal viability of applying preventive *habeas corpus* within the Ecuadorian constitutional framework, placing special emphasis on individuals with severe disabilities who also suffer from catastrophic illnesses situations of dual vulnerability for whom detention in standard penitentiary facilities poses a certain and imminent threat to fundamental rights such as health, life, personal integrity, and human dignity. We conduct this analysis by drawing upon Ecuadorian constitutional case law, comparative regional jurisprudence, and the Inter-American Human Rights System; collectively, these sources establish a theoretical-legal framework justifying the exceptional use of this judicial safeguard in instances where detention in a correctional facility is inappropriate or unfeasible because the penalty itself violates the rights to life, health, personal integrity, and human dignity.