LECTURAS CONSTITUCIONALES SOBRE LAS CONSECUENCIAS DE LA INCOMPARECENCIA A LA AUDIENCIA EN LAS DIFERENTES ESTRUCTURAS PROCESALES: UN ANÁLISIS CRÍTICO DEL DESISTIMIENTO DE LA PRETENSIÓN

Thirty years after the General Code of Procedure (C.G.P)came in force, this paper addresses the issue related to one of the mostsevere sanctions in our procedural system, regarding the consequencesset forth in art. 340 of the C.G.P for cases of unjustified default of theparties to the preliminary hearing. In this respect, art. 340 of the C.G.Pis analyzed from a constitutional point of view in regard to the withdrawalof plaintiff´s claim and the lack of legal assistance at the preliminaryhearing, as well as the provisions that establish the application ofconsequences provided for the aforementioned article for other procedural structures.