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Legal force

0665-en RE350 Civil Procedure Law As of 11.07.2026


Formal res judicata means that the decision can no longer be amended in the same procedure in which it was adopted and, in particular, that it is not (or no longer) subject to appeal. The substantive legal force is then the effect of a formally legal decision in relation to the established content.

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Rechtskraft 0665-de

Die formelle Rechtskraft bedeutet, dass die Entscheidung in demselben Verfahren, in dem sie erlassen ist, nicht mehr geändert werden kann, insbesondere keinem Rechtsmittel (mehr) unterliegt. Die materielle Rechtskraft ist dann diejenige Wirkung eines formell rechtskräftigen Entscheides bezogen auf den festgestellten Inhalt.

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