La firma electrónica como herramienta o recurso de prueba en derecho procesal.

Abstract

In Ecuadorian legislation, the legal validity of the electronic signature and digital documents containing it is recognized because the signature translates into the authorship, consent, and acceptance granted by a person to give legal effects to his acts. This means that electronic signatures and digital documents are also introduced within the means of evidence that can be presented within a judicial proceeding. The characteristics of electronic signatures and documents containing them are different from the means of evidence commonly used in legal proceedings. Therefore, since it is something relatively new in our legislation and, due to the legal nature of this type of evidence, which is electronical, certain legal implications must be taken into account. Within this panorama, it is important to analyze how the incorporation, practice, and valuation of this evidence are carried out within the judicial proceedings.