Paralegal

Category - Legal System

The term “substantive law” refers to _____________________________.
  1. The common law.
  2. Rules that ensure that laws are enforced fairly.
  3. Theories of law, such as natural law, from which legal rules are drawn.
  4. Legal rules that define and regulate the rights and duties that provide social order.
Explanation
Answer: D - Legal rules that define and regulate the rights and duties that provide social order. Substantive law consists of the legal rules that establish the basic rights and duties that govern a society and provide social stability and order. “The part of the law that creates, defines, and regulates the rights, duties, and powers of the parties.” Black’s Law Dictionary 676 (2d Pocket Ed. 2001).
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