Check Your Understanding Answers
- What is a substantive law?
A law that establishes and controls the rights and duties of parties
- What is a procedural law?
A law that sets out the methods for enforcing the rights and duties under substantive law
- Define civil law and criminal law.
Civil law is the law of private rights and duties.
Criminal law is the law of public rights and duties.
- What are four areas of difference between civil law and criminal law?
- Concerns
- Party filing the case
- Burdens of proof
- Goals
