Repatriación de personas privadas de la libertad en el extranjero por delitos de narcotráfico cometidos en alta mar

Abstract

This research study is dedicated to compiling, observing, comparing, and analyzing information related to the process known as the repatriation of Ecuadorian citizens imprisoned abroad. This analysis focuses on the administrative procedure that allows these individuals to return to Ecuador to serve their sentences. The social justifications and anticipated benefits of this process are explored, relying on the Ecuadorian Constitution, the Organic Law of Human Mobility, and international treaties ratified by Ecuador. Furthermore, the complexity of this process is highlighted, especially due to the differences in penal laws between countries, and the way this challenge is addressed through Public International Law, implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility, particularly by its service for assisting Ecuadorian citizens imprisoned abroad.