Procedures
Código Procesal Civil with conciliation as a filing prerequisite
The Código Procesal Civil of 1993 provides knowledge, abbreviated and summary tracks, with oral hearings for evidence. Extrajudicial conciliation under Ley 26872 is a mandatory prerequisite before filing most civil claims. Enforcement proceeds by executory process where the claimant holds a qualifying title such as a judgment or notarised instrument.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — National procedural code applied by the ordinary courts
- Deadline — Answer in a knowledge process: 30 days
- Deadline — Appeal: 10 days for a judgment in a knowledge process
- Deadline — Conciliation certificate required before filing most claims
Governing law
- Código Procesal CivilDecreto Legislativo 768
- Ley 26872 - Ley de Conciliación
- Ley 31307 - Código Procesal Constitucional
In practice
The mandatory conciliation requirement means a claim can be rejected outright for lack of the certificate, so it functions as an admissibility condition rather than merely encouraged settlement. Peru also uses justices of the peace (jueces de paz) extensively in rural areas, who resolve minor disputes applying local custom within constitutional limits.