Análisis legal y normativo del principio de celeridad procesal en Ecuador y su efectividad en el proceso civil.

Abstract

The study analyzes the principle of procedural speed in Ecuador as an essential component of due process and effective judicial protection, based on doctrinal and legal background that recognizes its importance but reveals its weak practical application; the main objective is to legally examine its formulation within the General Organic Code of Processes to determine how its ambiguous wording limits its effectiveness and to propose mechanisms to transform it into an enforceable guarantee; the methodology is qualitative, with exploratory, descriptive, and explanatory scope, applying analytical-synthetic and legal hermeneutic methods through the review of legal norms, case law, and doctrine; the findings show that the current regulation does not establish mandatory deadlines, sanctions, or control mechanisms, generating legal gaps that allow unjustified delays and affect the efficiency of civil proceedings, while inter-American jurisprudence and comparative law demand more precise regulation; it concludes that procedural speed in Ecuador, although formally recognized, lacks real operability, requiring a structural legal reform that incorporates defined deadlines, enforceability mechanisms, institutional control, and technological tools to ensure timely, efficient justice aligned with constitutional standards.