Courts and cases Ecuador (Lexadin)

COURTS AND CASES ECUADOR

Administrative Courts (First Instance) / Administrative Supreme Court / Appellate Courts / Constitutional Court / Court of Audit / First Instance Courts / Judiciary (general) / Jurisprudence (Case Law) / Labor Courts / Minor Courts Justices of the Peace / Other Courts / Supreme Courts (Highest Instance) / Judicial Map

Constitutional Court

Trubunal Constitutional

The Constitutional court is the guardian of the Constitution. The Court interprets and monitors compliance with the constitution of laws and processes in the Ecuador territory. The Court is located in Quito and consists of 11 judges, serving a 2 year period. The judges are appointed by the congress of which 8 of them are selected from a list submitted by the president, the Supreme court , mayors, labor unions and provincial perfects

Tribunal Constitucional

Supreme Courts (Highest Instance)

Corte Suprema

The Supreme Court is the highest judicial instance in Ecuador and trials on appeals from the lower courts. The court consists of 16 judges, appointed by the Congress. The Court has the power to intitiate and reform law (in compliance with the Constitution). The same judicial power is given to the Supreme Tax Court and the Supreme Administrative Court the courts

Corte Nacional de Justicia del Ecuador

Appellate Courts

Corte Provincial de Azuay (Cuenca)
Corte Provincial de Bolivar
Corte Provincial de Carchi
Corte Provincial de Chimborazo
Corte Provincial de Guayas
Corte Provincial de Imbabura (Ibarra)
Corte Provincial de Loja
Corte Provincial de Los Ríos
Corte Provincial de Manabí
Corte Provincial de Pichincha (Quito)
Corte Provincial de Sucumbios
Corte Provincial de Tungurahua
Corte Provincial de Zamora
Corte provincial de Cotopaxi

First Instance Courts

The Cantonal courts decide in civil cases where the amount involved is between 200 and 8,000 sucres and are second instance courts for verdicts from the parish courts.

Minor Courts Justices of the Peace

The Parish (parroquia) judges try minor civil matters and misedemeanors. Verdicts from the parish courts are subject to review by the cantonal courts.

Parish Courts

Administrative Supreme Court

The Supreme Administrative Court primarily handles all cases arising from public administrative disputes. Like the Supreme Court and the Supreme Tax Court, the Court has the power to initiate law.

Contentious Administrative Tribunal (TCA)

Administrative Courts (First Instance)

Tribunal de lo Contencioso Administrativo Cuenca (Azuay)
Tribunal de lo Contencioso Administrativo Ibarra (Imbabura)
Tribunal de lo Contencioso Administrativo Quito (Pichincha)

Court of Audit

Contraloría General del Estado

Labor Courts

Juzgado de Trabajo Cotopaxi
Juzgado de Trabajo Cuenca (Azuay)
Juzgado de Trabajo Ibarra (Imbabura)
Juzgado de Trabajo Quito (Pichincha)
Juzgado de Trabajo Sucumbios

Other Courts

Tribunal Contencioso Electoral
Tribunal Fiscal de la República

Jurisprudence (Case Law)

Colex
Juriosprudencia de Tribunal Constitutional
Jurisprudencia (Derecho Ecuador)

Judiciary (general)

Consejo Nacional de la Judicatura
Defensor del Pueblo
Procuraduría General del Estado