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TITLE VIII
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
CHAPTER TWO
International treaties and instruments
Article 417.
The international treaties ratified by Ecuador shall be subject to the provisions set forth in the Constitution. In the case of treaties and other international instruments for human rights, principles for the benefit of the human being, the nonrestriction of rights, direct applicability, and the open clause as set forth in the Constitution shall be applied.
TITLE IX
SUPREMACY OF THE CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER ONE
Principles
Article 424.
The Constitution and international human rights treaties ratified by the State that recognize rights that are more favorable than those enshrined in the Constitution shall prevail over any other legal regulatory system or action by public power.