The Abbreviated Procedure as a form of Disqualification of the Criminal Judicial System

Abstract

The current research is a clear and concise study with failures of the Ecuadorian penal system in respect to the abbreviated proceeding, that is a speed-up instrument and social defense, through which an effective resolution of the conflict is got. The abbreviated proceeding in Ecuador made possible getting an efficient and effective process, with a reactivation of the State punishment apparatus, which currently is a victim of the penal justice collapse, taking into account that out of cases managed in ordinary procedures, which takes time, resources and personnel, restrained nowadays. On the other hand, abbreviated proceeding consolidates the autonomy process of the will or consensus in the resolution of juridical-penal conflicts, and penalty is imposed in common agreement.

KEYWORDS: justice, due process, abbreviated procedure, penal pro-cess, crowding, legal dispute.

JEL CODE: D13, K14