government of laws

Japanese: government of laws(英語表記)governmentoflaws
government of laws

...But under God and law," he countered with the phrase, which is often quoted. In America, as stated in Article 30 of the Declaration of Rights section of the Massachusetts Constitution enacted in 1780, the national policy is emphasized on every occasion to be "government of laws," not "government of men." With the exception of a few periods, the spirit of the rule of law has served as a guiding star for the formation and operation of government structures and the associated legal systems and legal rules in the UK and America.

*Some explanations of terms that refer to "government of laws" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし,神と法の下にはあるべきである〉との一句を引いて対抗したというエピソードが,しばしば引用される。またアメリカでは,そのほか,1780年に制定されたマサチューセッツ州憲法の権利宣言の部の第30条にあるように,〈人による統治government of men〉ではなく,〈法による統治government of laws〉を国是とするものである旨が,ことあるごとに強調されている。 法の支配の精神は,若干の時期を除いて,イギリス,アメリカの統治機構およびそれに関する法制度・法準則の形成と運営に対する導きの星としての役目を果たしてきた。…

※「government of laws」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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