# Res Judicata **Domain:** Legal procedure **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition **Res judicata** is the principle that a final judgment or award can preclude relitigation of matters already decided. ## Significance In transnational sport, the issue is whether arbitral finality can block meaningful review under mandatory public law. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/res_judicata) ## Routes [[wiki/RFC Seraing|RFC Seraing]] · [[wiki/Court of Arbitration for Sport|Court of Arbitration for Sport]] · [[wiki/ECHR Article 6|ECHR Article 6]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]