Título a obtener

Title to be obtained

Master in Constitutional Law
Resolución

Resolution

RPC-SO-18-No.329-2017

Duration

12 months
UEES - Espiritu Santo University > Postgraduate > Graduate School of Law > Master's Degree in Constitutional Law
UEES y Università di Genova

Includes International Diploma with the University of Genoa, Italy.

Our Master's Degree in Constitutional Law includes an international diploma in Theory of Legal Argumentation, with certification conferred by the University of Genoa and the Graduate School of Law of Espiritu Santo University. This diploma course will be homologated with the subject Legal Argumentation.

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Objectives

To train fourth level professionals capable of understanding in depth the fundamentals of procedural institutions, their relevance as a mechanism for the peaceful resolution of controversies and their role as an indispensable tool to guarantee the rights of the parties and defendants within the framework of the administration of justice.

Curriculum

  • Contemporary Constitutionalism
  • State and Constitution
  • Systems of Sources of Law and Constitutional Jurisprudence
  • Degree I: Research Methodology
  • Constitutional Control
  • Legal Argumentation
  • Jurisdictional Guarantees
  • Constitutional Interpretation
  • International Human Rights Protection Instruments and Systems
  • Constitutional Economic Law
  • Theory of Fundamental Rights
  • Constitutional Procedural Practice
  • Degree II: Degree Work or Complexive Examination

Class schedules

Fridays from 18:00 to 22:00, Saturdays and Sundays from 08:00 to 14:00.

University of Genoa, Italy

Our Master's Degree in Constitutional Law includes an international diploma in Theory of Legal Argumentation, with certification conferred by the University of Genoa and the Graduate School of Law of Espiritu Santo University.

This diploma will deepen in topics related to this field of the master's degree with the option to homologate the subject of legal argumentation.

University of Dayton - School of Law

Our master's students will be able to apply for a second degree simultaneously: Online Master of Laws (LL.M.), American and Transnational Law, at the University of Dayton School of Law.

Among the benefits to which our master's degree students will have access:

  • Get a discount between 50% and 74% off the original value of the Online LL.M. from the University of Dayton School of Law.
  • Up to 10 credits validable in the Online LL.M. from the University of Dayton School of Law.
  • Graduates of the Online LLM. are eligible to sit for the state bar exams in Washington and California, allowing them to practice law in those states.
  • The University of Dayton is part of Senescyt's list of accredited foreign universities.

In order to access the benefits contemplated in the agreement, students of the Graduate School of Law must obtain their Master's degree from UEES.

Agreements

We maintain academic cooperation agreements with national and international universities and public institutions, among them:

Convenios de cooperación

Financing

The Master's Program can be financed through credit with any banking institution.

Means of payment
Enrollment, tuition and fees for the master's program can be cancelled in the following ways:Medios de pago

Objectives

To train fourth level professionals capable of understanding in depth the fundamentals of procedural institutions, their relevance as a mechanism for the peaceful resolution of controversies and their role as an indispensable tool to guarantee the rights of the parties and defendants within the framework of the administration of justice.

Methodology

  • Case Analysis
  • Keynote Speeches
  • Participation of renowned speakers during the classes
  • Teamwork

Curriculum

  • Contemporary Constitutionalism
  • State and Constitution
  • Systems of Sources of Law and Constitutional Jurisprudence
  • Degree I: Research Methodology
  • Constitutional Control
  • Legal Argumentation
  • Jurisdictional Guarantees
  • Constitutional Interpretation
  • International Human Rights Protection Instruments and Systems
  • Constitutional Economic Law
  • Theory of Fundamental Rights
  • Constitutional Procedural Practice
  • Degree II: Degree Work or Complexive Examination

Class schedules

Fridays from 18:00 to 22:00, Saturdays and Sundays from 08:00 to 14:00.

University of Genoa, Italy

Our Master's Degree in Constitutional Law includes an international diploma in Theory of Legal Argumentation, with certification conferred by the University of Genoa and the Graduate School of Law of Espiritu Santo University.

This diploma will deepen in topics related to this field of the master's degree with the option to homologate the subject of legal argumentation.

University of Dayton - School of Law

Our master's students will be able to apply for a second degree simultaneously: Online Master of Laws (LL.M.), American and Transnational Law, at the University of Dayton School of Law.

Among the benefits to which our master's degree students will have access:

  • Get a discount between 50% and 74% off the original value of the Online LL.M. from the University of Dayton School of Law.
  • Up to 10 credits validable in the Online LL.M. from the University of Dayton School of Law.
  • Graduates of the Online LLM. are eligible to sit for the state bar exams in Washington and California, allowing them to practice law in those states.
  • The University of Dayton is part of Senescyt's list of accredited foreign universities.

In order to access the benefits contemplated in the agreement, students of the Graduate School of Law must obtain their Master's degree from UEES.

Agreements

We maintain academic cooperation agreements with national and international universities and public institutions, among them:

Convenios de cooperación

Financing

The Master's Program can be financed through credit with any banking institution.

Means of payment
Enrollment, tuition and fees for the master's program can be cancelled in the following ways:Medios de pago

Entry Profile

Law professionals with a third level degree, duly registered with SENESCYT.

Professional profile to be obtained

The graduate of the master's program will be a professional with the competencies to:

  • To formulate a holistic view of contemporary constitutionalism, its application and effects on Ecuadorian society.
  • Identify and assimilate the effects of irradiation generated by the constitutional state of rights and justice.
  • Critically evaluate, from reality, the effectiveness of the theories and norms that make up the constitutional system.
  • To assimilate the normativity of constitutional values, principles and rules and their effects on the way of interpreting and applying the norms.
  • To unravel the design and effectiveness of constitutional rights and guarantees in Ecuador.
  • Resolve affectations or threats to constitutional rights through the adequate use of constitutional guarantees.
  • To understand the role of the State in the protection and guarantee of people's rights.
  • Contribute to the protection and guarantee of the rights of priority groups.
  • To unravel the essential content of constitutional rights.
  • To understand the effects and scope of the plurinational and intercultural nature of the State.
  • To formulate public policy proposals, with intercultural and gender parameters, to achieve the minimum necessary for the effective enjoyment of rights.
  • Understand and apply standards of international human rights protection systems.
  • Adequately exercise the control of constitutionality and conventionality.
  • To assimilate the value of constitutional jurisprudence as a source of permanent evaluation of the effectiveness of the Constitutional State.

Admission Process

  1. Fill out the digital admission form, making sure to upload the following mandatory documents:
    • Identity card.
    • Title registration in Senescyt.
    • In the case of degrees issued abroad, the diploma must be duly apostilled or consular legalized.
  2. Make the payment of the registration fee (option included at the end of the digital form).
  3. Perform aptitude test.
  4. English test: A1 proficiency is required.
  5. Interview with the Director of the master's program.
Address

Km 2.5 Via Puntilla - Samborondón. Graduate School, Building P.

Tel.: (04) 500 0950 - Ext. 1274- 1299 - 1202 - 1220-1201
Cell phone: 0939317447 / 0959657803 / 0985218487 / 0999426904 / 0985009710 / 0999426904 / 0985009710
Email: postgrado@uees.edu.ec
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Pablo Alarcón Peña

Director of the Graduate School of Law

The Graduate School of Law of UEES, according to its creation objectives, has a cutting-edge academic offer. This offer involves master's degrees, diplomas and other refresher courses, all related to law and other interdependent and related disciplines.

UEES - Espiritu Santo University > Postgraduate > Graduate School of Law > Master's Degree in Constitutional Law

Presential Modality

Master's Degree in Constitutional Law

RPC-SO-18-No.329-2017
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    Título universitario a obtenerMaster in Constitutional Law
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    12 meses de duraciónFecha de inauguración de la Maestría:
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    Horarios de clases:Viernes: 18:00 – 22:00
    Sábados y Domingos: 08:00 – 17:00

Mission

Conferir experiencias académicas únicas en el medio, caracterizadas por una formación jurídica transnacional, sustentada en la cultura de la legalidad, con altos estándares de rigurosidad académica y responsabilidad social.

Aimed at

Dirigido a profesionales con título de tercer nivel de grado preferentemente en el campo específico del:

  • Law
  • Otros campos de formación

deberán acreditar 2 años de experiencia en áreas afines al programa. Esta maestría está dirigida a profesionales que deseen profundizar en su formación en teoría y práctica del Derecho Constitucional.

Graduation Profile

The graduate of the master's program will be a professional with the competencies to:

  • Formular una visión holística del constitucionalismo contemporáneo, su aplicación y efectos en la sociedad ecuatoriana. Identificar y asimilar los efectos de irradiación que genera el Estado constitucional de derechos y justicia.
  • Evaluar críticamente, desde la realidad, la efectividad de las teorías y normas que componen el sistema constitucional. Asimilar la normatividad de los valores, principios y reglas constitucionales y sus efectos en el modo de interpretar y aplicar las normas.
  • Desentrañar el diseño y la efectividad de los derechos y las garantías constitucionales en el Ecuador. Resolver afectaciones o amenazas a derechos constitucionales mediante la utilización adecuada de las garantías constitucionales.
  • Comprender el rol del Estado en la tutela y garantía de los derechos de las personas. Aportar a la tutela y garantía de los derechos de los grupos de atención prioritaria. Desentrañar el contenido esencial de los derechos constitucionales.
  • Comprender los efectos y alcance del carácter plurinacional e intercultural del Estado. Formular propuestas de políticas públicas, con parámetros de interculturalidad y género, que permitan alcanzar los mínimos necesarios para un goce efectivo de los derechos. Comprender y aplicar estándares de los sistemas internacionales de protección de derechos humanos.
  • Ejercer adecuadamente el control de constitucionalidad y convencionalidad. Asimilar el valor de la jurisprudencia constitucional como fuente de evaluación permanente de la efectividad del Estado Constitucional.

Curriculum

Materias y horas de estudio
SubjectTeacher contact hoursNo. de créditos
Contemporary Constitutionalism322
State and Constitution322
Systems of Sources of Law and Constitutional Jurisprudence483
Degree I: Research Methodology161
Constitutional Control322
Legal Argumentation322
Jurisdictional Guarantees483
Constitutional Interpretation322
International Human Rights Protection Instruments and Systems322
Constitutional Economic Law322
Theory of Fundamental Rights322
Constitutional Procedural Practice483
Degree II: Degree Work or Complexive Examination644

Methodology

  • Clases magistrales con enfoque de seminario alemán, orientadas al análisis profundo y al debate.
  • Modalidad presencial, centrada en la interacción constante entre docentes y estudiantes.
  • Clases en modalidad virtual rigurosa, 100 % en vivo, con altos estándares académicos.
  • Participación activa, reflexiva y crítica del estudiante como eje del proceso de aprendizaje.
  • Fomento de la generación de conocimiento jurídico, más allá de la mera descripción normativa.
  • Enfrentamiento del estudiante a la toma de decisiones éticas en escenarios reales y complejos.
  • Simulaciones procesales y juicios orales para el desarrollo de habilidades prácticas.
  • Uso estratégico de herramientas multimedia como apoyo al aprendizaje.
  • Desarrollo de investigación aplicada, vinculada a problemas jurídicos actuales.

International Connections

  • Somos la única escuela de derecho en el país que cuenta con programas de doble titulación internacional: Online Master of Laws (LL.M.) American and Transnational Law, University of Dayton School of Law de los Estados Unidos, LL.M. for Foreign-Trained Lawyers (presencial) Temple University’s Beasley School of Law.
  • Somos parte de varios consorcios internacionales que permiten a nuestros alumnos y alumni acceder a programas, cursos y foros de primer orden mundial. Es el caso de: Red de Constitucionalismo Colombo-Ecuatoriana, promovida por el Departamento de Derecho Constitucional de la Universidad Externado de Colombia y la Escuela de Postgrado en Derecho UEES; miembros de Be-Latin, una iniciativa de University of California, Berkeley; miembros del Consorcio Latinoamericano de Derecho y Tecnología, conjuntamente con la Universidad del Desarrollo de Chile, TEC de Monterrey, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Universidad Católica de San Pablo, Universidad de la República del Uruguay; miembros del Consorcio de Universidades Internacionales de Compliance y Sostenibilidad Corporativa, conjuntamente con: Universidad del Desarrollo de Chile, TEC de Monterrey, Universidad de Salamanca, Universidad de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso y Universidad de los Andes de Chile.

Beneficios Intermacionales

Los estudiantes de este programa podrán postular a los siguientes programas
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Atributos del Programa

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Frequently Asked Questions

Proceso de Inscripción

  1. Fill out the digital admission form, making sure to upload the following mandatory documents:
  • Copia de cédula de identidad.
  • Copia del Certificado de Registro de título que evidencie estudios de tercer nivel de grado en el Ministerio de Educación, Deporte y Cultura (MINEDEC). Para el caso de títulos emitidos en el extranjero deben cargar el diploma debidamente apostillado o legalizado por vía consular.
  1. Realizar el pago de inscripción a través del portal de servicios UEES (valor no reembolsable y válido por 12 meses).

Admission process

  • Perform aptitude test.
  • Realizar formulario de entrevista.
  • Entrevista con el Director del programa.

Financing

  • Financiamiento directo con la UEES, sin intereses, del valor total de la maestría hasta en 12 cuotas.
  • Pago del valor total de la maestría mediante tarjeta de crédito, con opción de financiamiento de acuerdo con las condiciones y planes disponibles del emisor.
  • Descuento a alumni UEES.
  • Beneficios por convenio.

Means of payment

La matrícula y la colegiatura del programa de maestría podrán ser canceladas mediante las siguientes modalidades de pago:

  • Pago en ventanilla del Banco Bolivariano o Banco Pichincha con el código estudiantil.
  • Portal de servicios UEES.

Information and quota reservation

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Correo

jefeadmisionpostgrado@uees.edu.ec
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Teléfonos

(04) 500 0950
Ext. 1158 - 1202 - 1299 - 1485
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Address

Km 2.5 Vía Puntilla – Samborondón,
Edificio P, 4to piso.

International Connections

Somos la única escuela de derecho en el país que cuenta con programas de doble titulación internacional: Online Master of Laws (LL.M.) American and Transnational Law, University of Dayton School of Law de los Estados Unidos, LL.M. for Foreign-Trained Lawyers (presencial) Temple University’s Beasley School of Law.

Somos parte de varios consorcios internacionales que permiten a nuestros alumnos y alumni acceder a programas, cursos y foros de primer orden mundial. Es el caso de: Red de Constitucionalismo Colombo-Ecuatoriana, promovida por el Departamento de Derecho Constitucional de la Universidad Externado de Colombia y la Escuela de Postgrado en Derecho UEES; miembros de Be-Latin, una iniciativa de University of California, Berkeley; miembros del Consorcio Latinoamericano de Derecho y Tecnología, conjuntamente con la Universidad del Desarrollo de Chile, TEC de Monterrey, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Universidad Católica de San Pablo, Universidad de la República del Uruguay; miembros del Consorcio de Universidades Internacionales de Compliance y Sostenibilidad Corporativa, conjuntamente con: Universidad del Desarrollo de Chile, TEC de Monterrey, Universidad de Salamanca, Universidad de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso y Universidad de los Andes de Chile.

Admission process

Fill out the digital admission form, making sure to upload the following mandatory documents:

  1. Copy of identity card and/or passport.
  2. Copy of the Certificate of Registration of the degree that evidences third level studies in Senescyt. In the case of degrees issued abroad, the diploma must be duly apostilled or legalized by consular means.
  3. Make the registration payment through the UEES services portal (non-refundable and valid for up to 12 months).

Financing

  • UEES financing without interest of the total value of the master's program
  • Descuento a exalumnos UEES (homologacion de 3 materias)
  • Financing of the total value of the master's degree by credit card.
  • Means of payment

Enrollment, tuition and fees for the master's program can be cancelled in the following ways:

  • Payment at Banco Bolivariano or Banco Pichincha with the student code.
  • UEES Services Portal

Means of payment

Enrollment, tuition and fees for the master's program can be cancelled in the following ways:

  • Payment at Banco Bolivariano or Banco Pichincha with the student code.
  • UEES Services Portal