Substantive Law Comprises Rules as to What Cases a Court

question 21

True/False

Substantive law comprises rules as to what cases a court can decide, how a trial is conducted, and how a judgment by a court is to be enforced.

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Definitions:

School of Jurisprudence

A particular philosophy or approach to understanding and interpreting the law and legal systems.

Legal Positivism

A school of thought in philosophy of law which holds that laws are rules made by human beings and that there is no inherent or necessary connection between law and morality.

Defamation

The act of damaging someone's good reputation through false statements, either spoken (slander) or written (libel).

Civil Law

A legal system that is based on written statutes and codes, as opposed to common law, which is based on judicial decisions and precedent.