Home›Civil Procedure and Judicial Process Doctrine›Origin Period›Early Modern (1500-1800)Browse ByEarly Modern (1500-1800)FactsEarly Modern (1500-1800)SourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedCivil procedure is the body of law setting out the rules courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits. 1Early Modern (1500-1800)Filter Results3 entriesDoctrine CategoryAllProcedural Law (3)Group TreeAllJurisdiction and Choice-of-Forum Doctrines (1)Preclusion and Finality Doctrines (1)Trial Procedure, Courts and Court Officers (1)Legal SystemAllCommon Law (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3Adversarial systemEarly Modern (1500-1800)Forum Non ConveniensEarly Modern (1500-1800)Res JudicataEarly Modern (1500-1800)Sources1. Civil procedure (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaCivil procedure, lead sectionQuote, Civil procedure, lead sectionCivil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and regulations along with some standards that courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits (as opposed to procedures in criminal law matters).View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.