La responsabilidad penal de los adolescentes en Ecuador : algunas consideraciones sobre el régimen penal juvenil.

Abstract

This work analyzes juvenile criminal responsibility in Ecuador, offering a critical assessment of the current juvenile justice system and its main legal and social impacts. Against a backdrop of rising crime rates and the growing involvement of minors in serious offenses, the research evaluates the system’s ability to respond effectively without infringing the rights enshrined in the Constitution or in international instruments such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The work is organized into three chapters: the first outlines the legal and doctrinal framework of the juvenile justice system at both national and international levels; the second examines the connection between juvenile offenders and organized crime, together with public perceptions of impunity; and the third presents reflections and proposals aimed at strengthening the juvenile justice regime through a rights-based approach, ensuring that fundamental guarantees are upheld while adopting more proportional and effective responses to crimes committed by minors.