The phrase "inflexible rules" refers to strict or rigid regulations that cannot be changed or adjusted easily. These rules do not allow for exceptions or flexibility to accommodate individual circumstances. Full definition
• If further consideration and consultation is not possible, it would be preferable to allow the common law to continue to evolve, and not codify one interpretation of the current law into an even more inflexible rule of professional conduct. (slaw.ca)
Despite the rather inflexible ruling in Mox Plant (p. 194), barring the Member States from submitting disputes on EU - internal questions to other international courts, Denza concludes that the Court's jurisprudence in its international context has, so far, been consistent, coherent and faithful to its mandate, which is the protection of its own legal order. (europeanlawblog.eu)
Micromanages the way that state accountability systems include students with disabilities, setting inflexible rules about how many students can take alternate assessments. (educationnext.org)