CMA Foundation · Fundamentals of Business Laws and Business Communication · Sources of Law
A rule that lays down how a court must conduct a trial, record evidence and hear appeals, without itself creating any right or duty between citizens, is best classified as:
It is procedural law. Procedural law prescribes the method by which courts conduct trials, record evidence and hear appeals, whereas substantive law creates the actual rights and duties between persons. Since the rule only regulates court process, it falls under procedural law.
- ASubstantive law
- BProcedural lawCorrect
- CPrivate law
- DCustomary law
Explanation
Procedural (adjective) law prescribes the machinery and steps for enforcing rights, such as trial, evidence and appeal. Substantive law, by contrast, creates and defines rights and duties. The rule described only governs how courts operate, so it is procedural.
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