Constitutional economic reparation in Ecuador. Analysis from the jurisprudence of the Inter American Court

Abstract

The object of study of this paper is economic reparation as one of the components of comprehensive reparation, analyzed in light of the existing juris-prudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the criteria for deter-mining economic reparation in cases of human rights violations. The subject of study are the victims of such violations and their next of kin, who are entitled to adequate, effective and proportional economic reparation.The temporal context of the research covers the period between 2010 and 2023, which corresponds to the period in which the IACHR Court has issued judgments on economic reparations, while the geographical scope covered is Ecuador, the coun-try taken as the case study. The methodology used is qualitative, descriptive and analytical, as well as comparative. The results of the research point to the need to strengthen dialogue and cooperation between the Inter-American Court and the Constitutional Court for the benefit of victims and the protection of human rights.