1. Ordinary Law of Civil Procedure
Auteur : Louis Vogel
Sommaire de l’ouvrage
Introduction
Part 1: Underlying principles of civil proceedings
Part 2: Legal action
Part 3: Application to file suit (demande en justice)
Part 4: Defenses
Part 5: Competent court
Part 6: Priority question of constitutionality (QPC)
Part 7: Agreements on extra-judicial case preparation (mise en état)
Part 8: Administration of evidence
Title 1: Formation
Title 2: Types
Title 3: Procedural incidents
Title 4: Challenging the judge's competence
Title 5: Joinder in proceedings (intervention)
Chapter 1: Existence of a judgment
Chapter 2: Same subject matter, cause, and parties
Title 7: Enforcement of the judgment
Title 8: Costs and expenses
Title 9: Remedies
Part 10: Procedural acts
238. Principle
1 minute de lecture
The authority of res judicata prevents the challenge of a judicial decision by the same parties for the same facts. This principle aims to ensure the stability of judicial decisions and to avoid the multiplication of disputes. Since it binds only the same parties in the same dispute, the authority of res judicata produces only a relative effect.
The authority of res judicata is enshrined in both t …
