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Which of the following best describes 'substantive law' as distinguished from 'procedural law'?
Substantive law defines the rights, duties, liabilities and offences themselves, such as the law of contract. Procedural law, in contrast, only prescribes the machinery and steps by which those rights are enforced in courts, so the first option is correct.
- ALaw that defines rights, duties and offences themselvesCorrect
- BLaw that prescribes the steps for enforcing rights in a court
- CLaw that governs relations between sovereign nations
- DLaw that is made only by subordinate authorities
Explanation
Substantive law creates and defines rights, duties and liabilities, for example the law of contract or the definition of an offence. Procedural law only lays down the method of enforcing them. The second option describes procedural law, so it is wrong.
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