法ほう治ち主しゅ義ぎ

noun

constitutionalism; rule of law; legalism

A political principle emphasizing governance based on law and constitutional limits, often contrasted with arbitrary rule. In Japanese legal discourse, it may carry nuances of both 'rule of law' and 'constitutionalism'.

• 法ほう治ち主しゅ義ぎは近きん代だい国こっ家かの基き本ほん原げん則そくの一ひとつだ。

  The rule of law is one of the fundamental principles of a modern state.

• この判はん決けつは法ほう治ち主しゅ義ぎに反はんすると批ひ判はんされた。

  This ruling was criticized as being contrary to constitutionalism.