That law which governs the operation of the legal system, including court rules and rules of procedure, as distinguished from substantive law --- governs the manner in which rights are enforced and wrongs rectified.
The method, established normally by rules, to be followed in a case; the formal steps in a judicial proceeding.
Generally, the body of law establishing the method or procedure of enforcing rights or obtaining redress for invasion of rights. Compare with substantive law which establishes rights.
Law which prescribes the method of enforcing rights or obtaining redress for invasion of rights. Compare substantive law.
The law of how to present and proceed with legal rights (for example, laws of evidence, enforcement of judgments). It is the opposite of substantative law. Back to the Top
The step-by-step process of a law suit; the legal machinery for a law suit from beginning to end.
The method for establishing laws that enforce rights and redress for invasion of rights.
Procedural law comprises the rules by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil or criminal proceedings. The rules are designed to ensure a fair and consistent application of due process (in the U.S.) or fundamental justice (in other common law countries) to all cases that come before a court.
