A Basic Overview Broadly speaking, civil procedure consists of the rules by which courts conduct civil trials.
Substantive law includes contract law , tort law , and so on.
For example when dispute arises as to whether there is a contract or torts the dispute generally center around the elements of contract law and in the case of torts whether the elements of the tort are present. The formal court process by which this dispute is resolved is governed by the rules of civil procedure. The rule are governed by statutory code provision . For example the law of civil procedure in California is provided in ht California Code of Civil Procedure. In addition there are the state court rules that that must be observed and with compliance is mandatory.