El procedimiento contencioso electrónico y su eficacia en la protección del derecho del consumo en Colombia

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to examine the Electronic Contentious Proceedings in the Arbitration of state contracts in constrast with the protection of Consumer Rights. The text is divided into two parts. First part shows the changes in Administrative Litigation Proceedings in Colombia and in some countries of Latin America in the last decade of the twentieth century. In the first chapter are indicated innovations in Administrative law in Colombia, and the second chapter reviews some basic aspects of electronic law compared to countries like Chile, Argentina and Spain. In the second part of the research is described the government contract arbitration under Colombian law on electronic procedures. At first the historical background of arbitration are examined, then an approximation of the state contractswiththe application of TIC is made, and finally the protection of consumer rights in the arbitration of the state contracting is analyzed. From this it is expected to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of the protection of Consumer Rights in relation to contract arbitration within the framework of the implementation of electronic media in Contentious Proceedings.