Delimitación de la jurisdicción de la justicia indígena a la luz de la jurisprudencia constitucional

Abstract

In Ecuador there is a constitutional recognition of indigenous justice, in this way there is the existence of two legal systems in the territory, which is called legal pluralism. This research will analyze how in the country there is agreement between Indigenous Justice and Ordinary Justice, trying to harmonize and coexist in the legal reality of Ecuador. Conducting a deep analysis taking transcendental judgments of the constitutional court, about decision-making in accordance with the Peoples' own right, Indigenous Communities and Nationalities within the framework of the plurinational and intercultural state. For which, a chronological analysis of the reality in Ecuador on indigenous justice will be developed, based on the judgments: the “La Cocha” case (2014), a case on a double trial by Ordinary Justice and Indigenous Justice (2017) and that of an extraordinary protection action presented by the Kichwa Unión Venecia community “Cokiuve” (2020).