Substantive rights have a core that can be meaningfully interpreted and protected; they can exist independently of a particular government or a particular legal system. Procedural rights lack such an ...

Courts must distinguish substantive from procedural duties in agency review to preserve reasoned decision-making.

Although the affinities between the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms and the Seventh Amendment right to civil jury trial seem strong, there are crucial differences. The first concerns ...

In the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, the primary focus of the opposition has been on strengthening the procedural aspects of democracy, emphasising that democratic institutions remain liable, ...

The time has come for Nigeria’s judiciary to recalibrate the balance between procedural efficiency and substantive justice. The solution lies not in rigid adherence to a one-size-fits-all rule but in ...

Procedural due process ensures that the government follows fair methods, while substantive due process examines the content of government action itself, forbidding certain governmental intrusions ...

With the resignation of Justice David Souter, President Obama has his first opportunity to fill a vacancy on the U. S. Supreme Court. Because justices are appointed for life, who he appoints may well ...