Análisis de la legislación ecuatoriana e internacional sobre la protección de la imagen y la voz de las personas.

Abstract

The protection of image and voice is a fundamental and human right, established its protection in the Constitution of Ecuador and protected by various international pacts and conventions. This right is becoming more important every day in view of the way communications are leaded in the country and globally. The purpose of the study presented is aim; analyze Ecuadorian legislation and highlights at the international level, on the protection of people's image and voice. It is a study that is framed in a methodology of qualitative approach, design and documentary level, of descriptive type, and the main technique uses analysis and bibliographic review. Concluding that, although international and Ecuadorian legislation are explicit regarding the protection of image and voice, there is still no strong legal or legislative evidence that may slow down actions involving the inappropriate use of the freedom of expression by the diverse and available media that characterizes today. It is recommended that particularly in Ecuador, the need to implement a law for the and institutions of their participation and being more expansive law involving all sections, including the common citizen.