Argentina court formally charges ex-president Menem in arms deals
November 29, 2008
'[JURIST] Former Argentine President Carlos Menem was formally charged Friday with illegally trafficking arms to Croatia and Ecuador, contrary to a 1991 UN embargo against Croatia and a 1995 Organization of American States (OAS) ban on selling arms to....... [more] 
Ecuador selects new high court judges by lottery
October 30, 2008
'[JURIST] Ecuador selected a new temporary Supreme Court on Wednesday via lottery, but the judges picked plan to reject their appointments. The previous Supreme Court was abolished under a new constitution that took effect last week. The temporary court....... [more]
Ecuador high court creates oral argument system as new constitution takes effect
October 22, 2008
'[JURIST] The Ecuadorean Supreme Court of Justice and the Constitutional Tribunal of Ecuador on Tuesday published a statement laying out the first steps in enacting a system of oral arguments, as required by the new Ecuadorean constitution. The....... [more]
New Ecuador constitution approved in national referendum
September 29, 2008
'[JURIST] In a national referendum on Sunday, Ecuadorean voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution which consolidates and significantly broadens the powers held by leftist President Rafael Correa. The new constitution gives the president the....... [more]
New Ecuador constitution approved by special assembly
July 25, 2008
'[JURIST] Ecuador''s special assembly charged with rewriting the nation''s constitution provisionally approved a new constitution on Thursday. The draft includes unprecedented measures giving the president the power to remove Congress in the first three....... [more]
Ecuador election court clears former president to run for office
May 14, 2008
'[JURIST] Ecuador''s election court announced Wednesday that a two-year suspension from politics for former Ecuadorian President Lucio Gutierrez, had formally come to an end Sunday, leaving him free to run for office again. Gutierrez was suspended from....... [more]
UN disability rights treaty enters into force
May 4, 2008
'[JURIST] The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities entered into force Saturday, one month after Ecuador became the 20th country to ratify the treaty. The landmark UN disability rights treaty protects the 650 million....... [more]
UN disability rights treaty entering into force May 3
April 4, 2008
'[JURIST] The UN disability rights treaty will take effect on May 3, 30 days after the 20th country ratified the treaty. Ecuador became the 20th signatory of the pact Thursday after it opened for signature last March. The treaty protects the 650 million....... [more]
Chavez denounces Colombian raid on leftist guerilla camp as 'war crime'
March 6, 2008
'[JURIST] Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday denounced a Colombian attack on a Ecuadorian camp belonging to the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebel group as a"war crime." Chavez joined Ecuadorean President Rafael....... [more]
Ecuador lawmakers convene despite legislature suspension
January 4, 2008
'[JURIST] About 60 members of the 100-member Ecuadorian Congress met at a hotel in Quito Thursday despite being suspended by the special Constitutional Assembly in late November. Head of Congress Jorge Cevallos had said when the Congress disbanded in....... [more]
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