Res Judicata: A Bar Against Endless Litigation — The Shield of Finality in Justice
The doctrine of res judicata is one of the most enduring and foundational principles of civil jurisprudence. Derived from the Latin maxim “res judicata pro veritate accipitur” meaning “a matter adjudged is taken to be true,” it bars the re-litigation of issues that have already been conclusively decided between…