Separation
of Power
“The separation of powers, as usually understood, is
not a concept to which the United
Kingdom constitution adheres.”
Discuss.
Aristotle and Montesquieu
The doctrine of Separation of Power, can be traced
back to Aristotle, was perhaps most thoroughly explained by the French Jurist
Montesquieu, who based his analysis on the British Constitution of the early 18th
century.
Definition of Legislature, Executive and Judiciary
There are three elementary and key functions that
are needed for the organisation of any independent state. These three powers
are legislative power, which deals with enacting general laws, executive power
concerned with policy making affairs and law enforcement and finally judicial
power, which deals with settling disputes arising out of the application of the
law.
