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    La prescripción del ejercicio de la acción penal y las dilaciones procesales
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato, Facultad de Juriprudencia y Ciencias Sociales, Carrera de Derecho, 2025-07-31)
    Tuapanta Moyolema, Paúl Mauricio
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    Tite, Segundo Ramiro
    This paper analyzes the impact of the statute of limitations on criminal prosecution on procedural delays within the Ecuadorian judicial system. The research explores how the time limits established in the COIP (Ecuadorian Comprehensive Criminal Code) contribute to procedural delays, creating conditions that may lead to impunity. Its significance stems from the fact that Ecuador’s statute of limitations system, based on quantitative criteria and fixed deadlines, does not align with the international standards of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR), which emphasize qualitative criteria such as the due diligence test. While the statute of limitations serves as a fundamental safeguard against the punitive power of the State, procedural delays can transform it into a mechanism for evading criminal responsibility. The primary objective is to examine the influence of the statute of limitations on criminal prosecution in contributing to procedural delays in the Ecuadorian judicial system. The research adopts a qualitative approach, combining bibliographic-documentary and field methods, which enabled the analysis of normative, doctrinal, and jurisprudential sources, supplemented by interviews with nine judicial officers. The findings reveal a consensus that the COIP’s time limits are suitable for common crimes but inadequate for complex cases, with procedural overload and lack of specialization identified as the primary causes of delays. An interdisciplinary approach is employed within the research line of public policy, law, and society. The study concludes that Ecuador requires reforms to the COIP to incorporate international standards, implement differentiated time limits based on the complexity of crimes, and establish mechanisms to suspend deadlines for justified state-induced delays. These reforms would transform the statute of limitations from a thermometer of inefficiency into a balanced guarantee of legal certainty and effective access to justice.