Evolution of the Concept «Res Judicata» in Russian Law .

The paper explains issues related to the history of the emergence of res judicata (prejudice). A retrospective analysis of the institution of res judicata, starting from Ancient Rome, according to the authors, allows us to answer the question of the need for the institution of administrative prejudice. The authors consider the issues of functioning of the legal institution of administrative prejudice. They examine the content of the categorical apparatus in its evolution. The paper also examines the issue related to the intersectoral nature of prejudice and the essence of prejudice and its place in the Russian legal system in our time. The authors touch upon the issue related to the existence of prejudice in sentences handed down taking into account the procedure of a shortened inquiry. The analysis of the procedure of the shortened inquiry is carried out, the problems of the procedure of the shortened inquiry are considered. Today there is no unambiguous opinion when answering the question related to the admissibility of the verification of a decision made earlier by another court. There is also no unambiguous answer to the question related to the prejudicality of a court decision in a civil case and its competition with expertise in criminal proceedings. The authors provide their position regarding the existence of prejudice in the system of Russian law and carry out the analysis of normative legal acts containing provisions concerning the prejudice. The authors believe that the study of the feasibility of the existence of the institution of prejudice and the evolution of this concept is of practical importance in legal training.

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