Extrajudicial settlement before notary bodies in Cartagena de Indias-Colombia

Abstract

This research article shows the dynamics of extrajudicial conciliation, before the notary bodies of the city of Cartagena de Indias, during the years 2014-2018. The objective of this work is to improve understanding of the use of this alternative conflict resolution mechanism, in terms of its advantages, disadvantages, barriers, opportunities and limitations. Considering, the company's preference for "agreement or dispute", as the case may be. To do this, the historical-deductive method was used and information capture tools were applied to officials responsible for providing such a service to the community. The results found show a low use of conciliation before the notary bodies of Cartagena, measured in terms of the number of cases and hearings carried out, with the prevailing cases in the field of civil law. It is noted that 88.88% of the conciliation hearings led to an agreement between the parties. It is concluded that the extrajudicial conciliation, before notary bodies in the city of Cartagena, represents a great opportunity to resolve disputes in a friendly and peaceful manner, adjudating the decongestion of the judicial apparatus. However, the use of this mechanism remains very low, for different reasons, which could be in the same culture of society and in the barriers facing this mechanism.