The facts of the case refer to the non-compliance with a decision ordered by the Constitutional Court which declared unconstitutional two executive decrees through which it was determined that Coronel José Alfredo Mejía Idrovo should be brought to justice and discharged from the army.

The IA Court applied standards relating to the effectiveness of domestic remedies, adding that the State must ensure the means to enforce final decisions and judgments issued by competent authorities, since the effectiveness of these decisions and judgments depends on their being carried out at the time which grants certainty to the right or controversy discussed in the particular case. Furthermore, the principle of effective judicial protection requires that enforcement procedures are accessible to parties without undue delay or obstacles, so that they achieve their objectives in a fast, simple and integral manner.