The way justice is administered within the Ecuadorian indigenous jurisdiction

Abstract

The objective of the research was to legally analyze the way of imparting justice within the Ecuadorian indigenous jurisdiction. The approach taken by the researchers was based on the methodology with a quantitative approach, through the inquiry, collection and critical analysis of documents and bibliographic references, based on the methodical, rigorous and deep exploration of various documentary sources consisting of articles, rules and laws among others, describing the findings found, using the documentary review technique. The inductive-deductive method was also used. The use of these methods made it possible to analyze doctrine, normative bodies, legal documents. In addition to comparing them with the results of the survey applied. It is concluded that indigenous justice is applied on the basis of customs, traditions and ancestral knowledge that, because of its history, has been formed in customary law, said knowledge of justice is acquired by the indigenous from generation to generation.