Lectura Fácil como herramienta para la democratización del acceso a la justicia

Abstract

Written law has proven difficult to understand, especially for people with intellectual disabilities. This difficulty is due to the esoteric language used by legal professionals. Easy Reading is a method of writing and adapting a complex text to a simple one. This adaptation allows for better understanding and converts the text into an accessible format. Reproducing judicial decisions using this method guarantees fundamental rights such as access to justice and the right to be informed, among others. This tool is aimed at all people. It focuses especially on priority groups such as people with intellectual disabilities, older adults, children and adolescents in school, people with mental disorders, and foreigners who do not speak Spanish, among others. Through qualitative interviews and descriptive study methods, the necessary data was obtained to conclude that access to justice is limited by language barriers, which can be eliminated with the help of the tool called Easy Reading, due to its effectiveness in converting texts into easy-to-understand language. In this paper, we will develop a practical sample of the easy-to-read version of ruling 67-23-IN/24, which addresses the legalization of voluntary active euthanasia, issued by the full Constitutional Court of Ecuador, whose reporting judge was Enrique Herrería Bonnet. In this context, we will present a practical example of its application in court rulings