1.
statute law; enacted law; written law
Law that has been formally enacted by a legislative body, as opposed to customary law or judicial precedent.
制定法に基づく。
To be based on statute law.
日本は制定法主義の国である。
Japan is a country based on statutory law.
制定法と慣習法の違いは法学の基本として学ぶ。
The difference between statute law and customary law is studied as a basic legal concept.
Composed of 制定 (enactment; establishment) + 法 (law). Refers to law created through a formal legislative process, including constitutions, statutes, and ordinances. Japan follows a civil law system where 制定法 is the primary source of law.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 制定法主義: statutory law principle
- 制定法の解釈: interpretation of statute law
- 制定法と判例法: statute law and case law
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 慣習法: customary law — law derived from long-standing custom and practice, not formally enacted
- 判例法: case law — law established through court decisions, characteristic of common-law systems
- 成文法: written law — a near-synonym emphasizing that the law exists in written form