Analysis of the Ruling No. 023-10-DTI-CC of the Ecuadorian Constitutional Court Related with the “Treaty Between the Republic of Ecuador and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Promotion and Protection of Capital Investments” (Case No. 0006-10-TI)

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Christian Masapanta Gallegos

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze the rulings of The Ecuadorian Constitutional Court that deals with the denunciations or withdrawals from the Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) signed by Ecuador. The article is focus on the Ruling over the Ecuadorian and German BIT, where under a constitutional approach the Court contrasted the BIT obligations with the Ecuadorian Constitution of 2008. In addition, the article explains how this controversial Rulings starts a line of precedents related with the concept of automatic constitutionality control, and contributes to the debate of the prohibition to cede sovereign jurisdiction to international arbitration venues in contractual or commercial disputes.

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Jurisprudence

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Masapanta Gallegos, Christian. 2017. “Analysis of the Ruling No. 023-10-DTI-CC of the Ecuadorian Constitutional Court Related With the ‘Treaty Between the Republic of Ecuador and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Promotion and Protection of Capital Investments’ (Case No. 0006-10-TI)”. Foro: Law Journal, no. 17 (January): 141-75. https://doi.org/10.32719/.