Legal defense based on challenging the legitimacy of the legal proceeding
In jurisprudence, procedural defenses are forms of defense challenging the legitimacy of the legal proceeding.
A party argues that it should not be held liable for a legal charge or claim brought against them by some legal process, because it has been found such a process is illegitimate.
Procedural defenses are built into legal systems as incentives for systems to follow their own rules.
In common law jurisdictions the term has applications in both criminal law and civil law.
Procedural defenses do not settle questions of guilt or innocence in a criminal proceeding, and are independent of substantive findings for or against a plaintiff or defendant in a civil proceeding.
As examples: Defendants might claim there is something about the method of bringing them to be judged, that is unable to result in justice done to someone in their situation.
They might claim the process is incompatible with the goals of the justice system.
Genre of television programming
A procedural or procedural drama is a cross-genre type of literature, film, or television program which places emphasis on technical detail.
A documentary film may also be written in a procedural style to heighten narrative interest.
