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1、外文翻译原文:RESJUDICATAANDRULE19Of:WilliamJKattFrom:NorthwesternUniversityLawReviewVol,103,No1.Hislegalinterestsareprotected;thereforehewillbeboundbyresjudicata.2.Hewillbeboundbyresjudicata;thereforehislegalinterestsarenotprotected.Ofcourse,eitherhisinterestsareprotectedortheyarenot—bu
2、tnotboth.TheheartoftheproblemliesintheinteractionbetweenRule;19andresjudicata.Rule19requiresanabsentpersontobejoinedifthatperson'sabilitytoprotecthisinterestsisimpairedbynotbeingaparty.Somecourtshaveheldthatthebindingeffectofresjudicataonanabsent;personsatisfiesthisimpairmentrequi
3、rement,thusrequiringtheabsentpersontobejoined.Abasicprincipleofresjudicata,however,isthatanabsentpersonwillonlybeboundifheisinprivitywithaparty.'Privityexistsbetweenapartyandanabsentpersonifthatpartyadequatelyrepresents,andthereforeprotects,theabsentperson'sinterests.Thus,bydefini
4、tion,beingboundbyresjudicatameansanabsentperson'sinterestswereprotectedandhisabilitytoprotecthisinterestswasnotimpaired.Itisillogicalfoi-courtstorequireaperson'sjoinderbysayingthathewillbeboundbyresjudicatabecausetherelevantportionofRule19onlyrequiresjoinderwhenanabsentperson'sabi
5、litytoprotecthisinterestsisimpaired.Despitetheclearlogicalinconsistencyinusingresjudicataas¡abasisforjoinder,thecircuitcourtsaresplitontheissue.Asecondjustificationfortheuseofresjudicataasabasisforjoindermightbethattheexpandingbreadthofresjudicata'hasmadecourtswaryofafuturecourtin
6、vokingthedoctrineagainsttheabsentpersoninquestion.Underthisjustification,thecourtwilldeemanabsentpersonnecessaryifthereisachancealatercourtwillbindhimtothejudgmentinthe¡presentcase.Althoughthisjustificationcarriesmoreweightthanthefirst,itisstillproblematic.Theproblemboilsdowntothe
7、oldadage,twowrongsdon'tmakearight.Ifcourtsareconcernedabouttheexpansionofresjudicataajudge-madeissuedistortingRule19isnottheproperwayto¡addressthatconcern.Instead,courtsshouldattempttoreinintheapplicationofresjudicataitselfindeed,shortlybeforethepublicationofthisComnient;theSuprem
8、eCourtissueditsfirstcomprehensive