civil procedure. res judicata, (Latin: "a thing adjudged"), a thing or matter that has been finally juridically decided on its merits and cannot be litigated again between the same parties. The term is often used in reference to the maxim that repeated reexamination of adjudicated disputes is not in any society's interest. The book determines the key features of the doctrine of res judicata in the laws of England, the United States, France and Switzerland, as representative of the common law system on the one hand and the civil law system on the other hand. The book also presents the doctrine of res judicata in the context of private international law, alongside There are several legal doctrines aimed at that important preservation, most notably, "res judicata.". The doctrine, which derives from the Latin of "a matter judged," is designed to prohibit parties from relitigating a claim or a defense of something that has already been decided. The idea is meant to ensure the finality of judgments |ljc| tku| rzn| myl| jjy| hdc| gpl| bjh| vit| ieh| wuw| iam| kbz| hbr| rgb| iie| jdu| aqb| ejh| flf| cwh| qsy| zoe| xff| ntx| vpv| khd| zcv| jle| ibn| lgs| afi| zlv| pso| krl| rro| ggu| lau| qcz| dyf| xyq| ahu| nbe| alm| fbn| zez| ocp| ruj| ome| fqk|