Coisa julgada trabalhista : perspectivas frente ao novo código de processo civil

Abstract

Justice. Undoubtedly one of the most complex concepts in the study of law. Many dare to define it, very few come close. Those who come closest to their understanding, are fully aware that not achieved this objective fully. However, analysis of the particular situation of justice seems to be more simple task, although extremely troublesome. We live in an increasingly complex society, dynamic and fast. The law, on the other hand, despite complex and, very often, dynamic, is slow and therefore our legislation and jurisprudence do not seem to follow closely the changes in our society. Judiciary is overwhelmed with thousands of cases, these, every day more, analyzed in a slow, massive and separated from justice idea brought in the preamble of our Constitution. Thus, important to study the res judicata and its relativization, as a way to get a fairer judicial act. The study of procedural law seems to move in this direction. Initially, it was regarded as a mere procedure today is endowed with odd importance, having expressed and implied fundamentals in our Constitution. Thus, when not enough the legal provisions for termination of certain judgment, it is necessary to refer to our Constitution in order to be considered, through the proportionality, the conflict between res judicata / legal certainty and other constitutional precept possibly post in cause. No wonder, our Supreme Court has made use of this reasoning regarding paternity recognition action dismissed for lack of evidence, diminishing the res judicata, to guarantee the right of certain persons to know their parents. It will be checked, at the end, that in the Procedural Law of Labor that logic could not be different. Once applied the rules of the “common process” to the procedural labor law, in a supplementary/subsidiary way, imperative to review the related forecasts in the Civil Procedure Code of 2015. The provisions brought in relation to the res judicata and the period for bringing the motion for annulling judgment, seem to follow more closely today's procedural doctrine on the matter, but the discussion regarding the relativity of res judicata beyond the rescission action is far from over.