Bennett, Adjective Law - Procedure: Criminal Procedure, 13 La. L. Rev. (1953). Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/lalrev/vol13/iss2/26. Page 2
Procedural Law (commonly referred to as Adjectival Law) regulates the enforcement of Substantive Law (or Material Law). It comprises the rules by which a court hears a civil, criminal or administrative matter and determines how it must handle a case practically.
The substantive part of the Criminal Law deals, not with crimes alone, but with punishments also. So, in the Civil Law, the rules as to the measure of damages.
×Adjective law, also known as procedural law,
provides the procedures through which the courts may enforce compliance with the provisions of substantive law. The law governing the machinery of the courts and the methods by which both the state and the individual enforce their rights in the several courts is called procedural law. The law of criminal procedure forms part of adjective law.,Adjective law: Is
accessory to substantive law ie. the existence of substantive law creates the need for the rules of procedure to enforce the substantive provisions. therefore adjective law provids the procedures through which the courts may enforce compliance with the provisions of substantive law.
Procedural law, also called adjective 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.
- The Law of criminal procedure aims to balance the rights of the accused with those of the victim and the societal interest in general to attain justice. Indicate whether Law of criminal procedure forms part of substantive law or adjective law: - The Law of Criminal Procedure forms part of Adjective (
Procedural Law).
