black-letter law

Noun

uncountable

(law) The law as a set of specific concrete rules set down by longstanding precedents.

Japanese Meaning

従来の判例や長年の実績に基づいて確立された、具体的かつ明確な法律規則を指す。 / 伝統的に定着した、明文化された法の原則や規範。

While appellate judges sometimes favor equitable solutions, they are bound by black-letter law in many contract disputes.

控訴裁判官が衡平的な解決を好むことがある一方で、多くの契約紛争では確立した判例法に拘束されます。

Sense（1）

(law) The law as a set of specific concrete rules set down by longstanding precedents.