Procedural law: The part of the law that specifies the methods
to be used in enforcing substantive law.
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The key elements of substantive criminal law are that the law
has to be written, there has to be a set punishment for the
violation, and there has to be a procedure on how to investigate
and charge the offender for their violation of law.
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substantive law
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Neither procedural law or substantive law are more important
than the other. All crime needs to have a known punishment
(substantive) and a proper way to get to that punishment
(procedural).