Kluwer: Recognition of Foreign Awards in Ecuador: A Long-Standing Discussion That is Finally Settled

Published on August 14, 2024

By Javier Jaramillo (Pérez Bustamante & Ponce and Universidad San Francisco de Quito) and Felipe Castro Zurita (Pérez Bustamente & Ponce)

Through Ruling No. 3232-19-EP/24, Ecuador’s Constitutional Court (“Court”) settled a long-standing discussion and confirmed that recognition prior to the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards is an unreasonable requirement in light of the Ecuadorian legal system. In this post, we describe the factual background of the Court’s ruling and examine the procedural issues underlying the recent...

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