The spirit of the law isn't written down, and it is unreasonable to expect people to infer it and comply with that inference.
If you believe in the rule of law, you believe in the idea that people should only be required to follow the letter of the law. The point of laws is letters - there is literally nothing else to it.
Expecting people to follow unwritten law is not a belief in the rule of law.
If you believe in the rule of law, you believe in the idea that people should only be required to follow the letter of the law. The point of laws is letters - there is literally nothing else to it.
Expecting people to follow unwritten law is not a belief in the rule of law.