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The constitution is one of the first in the world to recognise the right to food. [9]Article 281, labelled Food Sovereignty, reads: "Food Sovereignty constitutes an objective and strategic obligation from the State to guarantee its people, communities, pueblos and nationalities self sufficiency in healthy food, culturally appropriate in a permanent form."
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A constitutional referendum was held in Ecuador on 28 September 2008 to ratify or reject the constitution drafted by the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly elected in 2007. [1] The new constitution was approved by 69% of voters. Following its approval, early elections were held in April 2009. [2]
The last points were approved on 17 July 2008, the constitution was to be presented on 24 July 2008 and the referendum was expected to be held on 28 September 2008. [15] The new constitution would have 494 articles. [16] Two articles legalising same-sex unions and declaring Quechua an official language were dropped in the last minute; polls see ...
Ecuadorian nationality is regulated by the 2008 Constitution of Ecuador and the Naturalization Law of 1976 (Spanish: Ley de Naturalización de 1976). [1] Some articles of the Naturalization Law of 1976 conflict with the 2008 Constitution, however Article 424 of the constitution establishes that it prevails over any other legal orders.
Being the eighth president in 10 years, Correa called for a Constitutional Assembly to create a new constitution for Ecuador. Ecuador relies heavily on the income gained from exploiting its natural resources. The country's largest export, crude petroleum, represents 29% of Ecuador's GDP, coming in with a total value of $5.63 billion. [5]
Ecuador filed a complaint Monday at the top U.N. court over what it called Mexico’s illegal move to grant political asylum to a former Ecuadorian vice president, which led to Ecuador’s highly ...
New justices of the Supreme Court of Ecuador were elected by the sitting members of the court. A bare majority of Congress, acting in a special session called by former President Lucio Gutiérrez in December 2004, ousted 27 of the 31 justices and replaced them with new members chosen by Congress; notwithstanding, the lack of any provisions permitting impeachment of Supreme Court justices by ...