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"Constitution of Ecuador" redirects here. For previous constitutions, see Constitutional history of Ecuador.The Constitution of Ecuador is the supreme law of Ecuador. The current constitution has been in place since 2008. It is the country's 20th constitution.
Following his election as President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa call for a referendum to form a constitutional assembly to write a new constitution for the country. The referendum, held on April 15, 2007, passed with over 80% approval.
Elections for the formation of the assembly was held on September 30, 2007. With 74 seats, Rafael Correa's political party, PAIS Alliance, won the majority of the 130 available seats, giving him and his party control to approve any measure they wish.
The assembly first convened on November 29, 2007 in Montecristi, and was given six months to write a new constitution, with a possible two-month extension. In late July, 2008, the assembly approved a draft constitution consisting of 494 articles, which was approved by the registered voters of Ecuador in September 2008 with a 63.93% to 28.10% margin of victory.
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Environmental rights
When Ecuador began the process of writing a new constitution, they received help from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund to draft environmental laws giving nature and ecosystems rights.[1] [2] [3] [4] On September 28, 2008, the people of Ecuador voted for a new constitution that is the first in the world to recognize legally enforceable Rights of Nature, or ecosystem rights. It was approved by a large margin. [5]
See also
- 1830 Constitution of Ecuador
- Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly
- Constitution
- Constitutional law
- Constitutional economics
- Constitutionalism
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- 2008 Constitution (Spanish)
- Constitutions of Ecuador (Georgetown)
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