Title II
Rights

CHAPTER ONE
Principles for the enforcement of rights

Article 11. The exercise of rights shall be governed by the following principles :

3. The rights and guarantees set forth in the Constitution and in international human rights instruments shall be directly and immediately enforced by and before any civil, administrative or judicial servant, either by virtue of their office or at the request of the party.

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.