Análisis de la imprescriptibilidad de infracciones en el marco del código orgánico integral penal ecuatoriano.

Abstract

The objective of this work focuses on analyzing the institutions of prescription and imprescriptibility, emphasizing the latter, and focusing the study on the Ecuadorian reality. In this way, it is appreciated that the imprescriptibility allows the investigation and punishment of certain crimes without the time limitation to which other offenses are subject. For this, analytical, synthetic, exegetical and documentary research methods were applied, based on databases, university repositories, physical and digital books as well as portals of scientific journals. The main result was that the imprescriptibility allows the States to indefinitely prosecute those responsible for crimes that cause serious social damage, making Ecuador respectful of the conventions and treaties signed, as well as including peculiarities with respect to other legal systems. Imprescriptibility stands as a tool of necessary use in modern democratic States, where in addition to allowing punishments regardless of the passage of time, it also serves as a deterrent tool.