- English
Ecuador is a constitutional State of rights and justice, a social, democratic, sovereign, independent, unitary, intercultural, multinational and secular State.
… (Art. 1) - Spanish
El Ecuador es un Estado constitucional de derechos y justicia, social, democrático, soberano, independiente, unitario, intercultural, plurinacional y laico.
… (Art. 1)
- English
The State’s prime duties are:
…
4. Guaranteeing secular ethics as the basis for public service and the legal regulatory system.
… (Art. 3) - Spanish
Son deberes primordiales del Estado:
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4. Garantizar la ética laica como sustento del quehacer público y el ordenamiento jurídico.
… (Art. 3)
Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador 2008, as amended to 2021 (English). According to Art. 2: “… Spanish is Ecuador's official language; …"
Art. 261 as reinstated after the 2018 Judgment of the Constitutional Court.
Art. 142 as reinstated after the 2018 Judgment of the Constitutional Court.
Art. 142 as reinstated after the 2018 Judgment of the Constitutional Court.
Art. 261 as reinstated after the 2018 Judgment of the Constitutional Court.