substantive law

English - Turkish

Definition of substantive law in English Turkish dictionary: (Kanun) esasa müteallik hukuk

English - English

Definition of substantive law in English English dictionary: The statutory or written law that governs rights and obligations of those who are subject to it; The law defining rights to the use of water (Rice (1991)); The law dealing with rights, duties and liabilities, as contrasted with procedural law, which governs the technical aspects of enforcing civil or criminal laws; The category of law addressing the rights and duties that each person has in society; The law dealing with rights, duties and liabilities as distinguished from adjective law, which is the law regulating procedure; The law defining rights to the use of water (Rice/White, 1991); central fundamentals of law, basic of the primary legislation; That law which establishes rights and obligations, as distinguished from procedural law, which is concerned with rules for establishing their judicial enforcement An easier way of looking at this is that "substantive law" is what you sue someone for or over, and procedural law is the "nuts and bolts" of how you would bring that suit; the law dealing with the rights, duties and liabilities, as distinguished from law regarding procedure