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Advisory opinion No 014-10-SEE-CCv

Country/Territory
Ecuador
Type of court
National - higher court
Date
Jun 10, 2010
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
Corte Constitucional
Seat of court
Quito
Reference number
0009-10-EE
Language
Spanish
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Abstract

The Ecuadorian Constitutional Court is asked to review the constitutionality of two presidential decrees establishing the states of exception in the cantons of Tena, Archidona and Arosemena Tola in the Province of Napo to help the local communities that were victims of the flooding and landslides that destroyed an important part of the agricultural and productive infrastructures.

 

The court considered that the decree was in line with the constitution as it states that the States is entitled and has to take any emergency measures to protect the local populations and prevent more disasters in the region.

Full text
014-10-SEE-CC.pdf