Jurisprudential development of the rights of priority attention groups

The purpose of this article is to analyze the importance of the protection of priority groups by the constitutional justice system, based on the identification of the main decisions issued by the Constitutional Court of Ecuador. To achieve this purpose, this paper begins by presenting a historical review of the constitutional development of these rights, as well as the mechanisms available to these groups when their rights have been violated. Next, the main decisions issued by the Constitutional Court in which the rights of each priority group have been developed are identified. This highlights the importance not only for individuals to activate constitutional processes when their rights have been violated, but also for the constitutional bodies to develop the content of these rights, based on the knowledge of the different actions.

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Dr. Daniela Erazo Galarza

Guest lecturer Master's Degree in Constitutional Law UEES.