Principio de celeridad y economía procesal aplicados en la sustanciación de causas en los procedimientos contenciosos administrativos.

Abstract

Background: The present investigation addresses the problem of the delay in the conduct of contentious administrative procedures in Ecuador due to the scarce application of the principle of celerity, which is directly linked to the effectiveness and efficiency of public administration. Objective: To analyze the doctrinal, jurisprudential and empirical assumptions regarding the principle of speed and procedural economy. Methodology: Qualitative approach with an exploratory, descriptive and analytical scope. Results: Both the doctrine and the jurisprudence agree that in order to achieve legal effectiveness in contentious administrative processes, it is imminent that the presupposition of the principle of speed and procedural economy be presented in favor of those involved in the causes, as part of the right to due process, imposing the procedural impulse ex officio on the corresponding justice administrator, in order to avoid unjustified delays in the substantiation of the procedural causes. Conclusion: The unjustified delay of contentious administrative processes results from the lack and incorrect application of the principle of procedural celerity and procedural economy by justice administrators, determining that they must adequately promote judicial processes to avoid delays and delays unjustified that denature these principles.