La prueba y las tecnologías de la información y comunicación en el proceso penal

Abstract

The modern criminal process is characterized by extensive use of various technological tools from computer and communications technology, allowing an obvious improvement of the criminal investigation but also pose a tremendous risk to the citizen, since it is produces a tension between the citizen's right to due process and the power of the state to effectively investigate crimes.

Given described above, the completion of the investigation is to provide a reference guide on how the Electronic Signature works, what the laws in the country, what with the guarantees both constitutional and criminal to provide legal security to the economic sector start using advanced information technology systems, and finally, provide a recommendation on reform in the use of ICT and Electronic Signatures in Ecuador.