Prejudice in civil procedure

This article examines the mechanism of prejudice in civil proceedings using provisions from legislative acts of other branches of law of the Russian Federation, as well as legal incidents in the practice of foreign countries. The opinions of legal scholars and other researchers on the definition of this concept, as well as on the scope of this legal mechanism are given. Proposals have been made regarding the introduction of a legal definition of this term, as well as the exclusion of the existing one with justification for such. A proposal has been made to develop and regulate the application of the prejudice mechanism regarding decisions and acts of international courts.