に照らして

に照らして is used when something is evaluated, judged, or examined by comparing it to an existing standard.

The key idea is comparison against an objective reference.

That reference is usually:

• laws

• rules

• regulations

• standards

• criteria

• principles

• past examples

The speaker does not express emotion or opinion directly.
Instead, the judgment is presented as logical, objective, and justified.

This grammar is highly formal and is often used in:

• legal language

• official announcements

• policy explanations

• academic writing

• JLPT N1 reading passages