STATUTE - A law established by an act of the legislature. Under the U.S. and state constitutions, statutes are considered the primary source of law in the U.S. -- that is, the legislatures make the...
You may be a little confused. Civil law can be both substantive and procedural. The substance refers to what the statute or regulation actually says. Procedure refers to the rules set out by the...
It means essentially the same thing as the current 'in-vogue' phrase, "It is, what it is." It means the law is not negotiable. It may not seem just in some cases but it is, above all else, the law.