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John Polga-Hecimovich, 31 March 2018
Constitutional Change in Ecuador: Improving Democratic Accountability—and Constraining a RivalAdem K Abebe, 21 December 2016
Constitution building in 2016 through the lens of ConstitutionNet’s Voices from the Field Carolina Silva-Portero, 20 January 2016
Chronicle of an Amendment Foretold: eliminating presidential term limits in EcuadorDavid Landau, 21 July 2015
Term Limits Manipulation across Latin America – and what Constitutional Design could do about it
Ecuador's Constitutional Court rules prohibition on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional16 July 2019
Ecuador’s highest court ruled last month that the country’s prohibition on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. The 5-4 verdict was a victory for LGBT activi…
In Ecuador, court case challenges constitutionality of mining projects6 November 2018
Ecuador is facing a lawsuit this week for giving mining companies exploration rights to a protected forest in one of the country's most biodiverse regions witho…
Ecuador's Participation Council ratifies dismissal of constitutional court4 September 2018
Ecuador's transitory Citizen Participation and Social Control Council ratified its decision to dismiss the nine justices of the Constitutional Court, Ecuador’s …
Referendum in Ecuador overturns constitutional amendment5 February 2018
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadoreans on Sunday voted to overturn a 2015 constitutional amendment that eliminated presidential term limits, a result widely seen as stren…
Ecuador president: Term limit needed to restore constitution30 November 2017
Ecuador's president on Wednesday called a nationwide referendum that will include a question asking voters whether they want to revoke a law pushed forward by h…
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