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Justinian I
Justinian I, detail of a 6th-century mosaic at the Church of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy.
procedural law
Also known as: adjective law, legal procedure, legal proceeding
- Also called:
- adjective law
- Key People:
- Gnaeus Flavius
procedural law, the law governing the machinery of the courts and the methods by which both the state and the individual (the latter including groups, whether incorporated or not) enforce their rights in the several courts. Procedural law prescribes the means of enforcing rights or providing redress of wrongs and comprises rules about jurisdiction, pleading and practice, evidence, appeal, execution of judgments, representation of counsel, costs, and other matters. Procedural law is commonly contrasted with substantive law, which constitutes the great body of law and defines and regulates legal rights and duties. Thus, whereas substantive law would describe how two ...(100 of 15995 words)