Essays Tagged: "Separation of Powers"

How is the independence of the judiciary guaranteed in Australia?

aranteed in Australia?While the Westminster system had largely developed because of the doctrine of separation of powers, the Australian system of government is largely based on the Westminster. This ... doctrine that no person can be a Member of Parliament and a judge at the same time. The doctrine of separation of powers offers several advantages, it proposes separate, specialized and efficient bran ...

(3 pages) 79 1 4.7 Mar/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Federalism

have become fundamental to the nation?s political operation. Some of which included federalism, and separation of powers.Federalism , is also referred to as federal government, a national or internati ... ction on food quality, child labor, and other problems not specifically related to interstate trade.Separation of Powers, the doctrine and practice of dividing the powers of a government among differe ...

(4 pages) 388 3 4.7 Mar/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Our Living Constitution: An modern interpretation of the flexibility of the constitution and how much foresight our fore fathers had in the wording of it, not much history, mostly interpretation

Founding Fathers are nothing short of ingenious. The principles of limited government, federalism, separation of powers, and the statement of individual liberties simply give the underlying ideals of ... simply pass legal issues into a law status. The job of interpretation then, according the theory of separation of powers, belongs to the Supreme Court. This group of esteemed individuals must not only ...

(4 pages) 274 1 4.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

The independence of the judiciary in Australia

aranteed in Australia?While the Westminster system had largely developed because of the doctrine of separation of powers, the Australian system of government is largely based on the Westminster. This ... doctrine that no person can be a Member of Parliament and a judge at the same time. The doctrine of separation of powers offers several advantages, it proposes separate, specialized and efficient bran ...

(3 pages) 99 0 4.3 Mar/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

judical review and what it means in a democracy

created to deal with suchissues are not contrary to the rule of law.Numerous studies regarding the separation of powers in American democracyfocused on constitutional-level conflicts between Congress ... tion on the government's authority to better "serve" the public'sinterests. This should be based on separation of powers between theexecutive and the judiciary and a further separation within the exec ...

(6 pages) 242 1 4.1 May/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

judical review and its criticisms

created to deal with such issues are not contrary to the rule of law.Numerous studies regarding the separation of powers in American democracy focused on constitutional-level conflicts between Congres ... ion on the government's authority to better "serve" the public's interests. This should be based on separation of powers between the executive and the judiciary and a further separation within the exe ...

(7 pages) 227 0 3.7 May/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Benjamin Franklin, and the Constitutional Convention.

trument of government which withstands the test of time through a system of checks and balances and separation of powers.At the Constitutional Convention, the framers set out to develop a form of gove ... states without constraining them, the next step in developing a lasting constitution was creating a separation of powers. James Madison wrote in The Federalist, No. 47, "No political truth is certainl ...

(4 pages) 115 0 4.2 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Ways the executive branch of the U.S. goverment, through various laws and acts, gained power over the legislative and judicial brances.

iberty of its people, the framers of the United States' Constitution endorsed the implementation of separation of powers so that the different branches of the government would keep one another in chec ... focused on the crucial relationship between the legislative and executive branches with the use of separation of powers. He stated, "In the republican government the legislative authority, necessaril ...

(7 pages) 202 2 3.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Account for the survival of the Electoral College?

compromise between those who wished Congress to elect the President and those that yearned for the separation of powers theme. The threat of popular democracy equating 'mobocracy' is no longer seen a ... erned with the way power is being more and more centralised and this effects the American notion of separation of powers. The Electoral College can be described as at least one major exercise of power ...

(7 pages) 88 2 4.3 Dec/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Discuss with reference to the 'rules' and examples of the operation of precedent and statutory interpretation.

The statement seems at first glance to offer a much generalised and often contested view of the separation of powers embodied in constitutional theory. That is to say that Parliament makes laws an ...

(8 pages) 131 0 1.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

How has the Human Rights Act affected Parliamentary Supremacy?

ened. The rule of law has stated that the law is supreme and that everyone is subject to it and the separation of powers makes sure that power is controlled and exercised properly. The cases represent ... t it has to be made sure that the law is specific in order for everyone to know what the law is.The separation of powers is another doctrine based on how power is to be distributed between the legisla ...

(6 pages) 96 0 2.6 Jan/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Essay on how the constitution was formed

roblems. This document ultimately united the country under the first national government. Providing separation of powers and a system of Checks and Balances, which allowed the branches to monitor one ...

(3 pages) 62 1 4.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

How and why has the relationship within the UK between politicians and judges changed over the last 30 years?

at the moment with major constitutional reforms taking place. I shall first discuss the doctrine of separation of powers as this forms the backdrop to the theoretical base upon which the relationship ... p to the theoretical base upon which the relationship between the judiciary and executive is formed.Separation of powersThe roots of the separation of powers doctrine can be traced back as far as Aris ...

(8 pages) 54 0 4.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

'The American President is the executive, whereas the British Prime Minister is merely the head of government.' How significant is this distinction?

termining the power of the offices.Central to the American political system is the principle of the Separation of Powers, maintained by a number of checks and balances. This ensures a separate executi ... ).The President is the national figurehead for America, but his legislative power is limited by the Separation of Powers in that, as the executive he cannot be part of the legislature. As the head of ...

(7 pages) 120 1 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Discuss how the framers created a strong government limiting its own powers and those of the people.

t to vote, also that government has the consent of the govern, having a limited government, and the separation of powersEvery branch of the government has limited powers, the delegated powers are powe ...

(1 pages) 36 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Will Kyoto work in a Federal system?

a legislative assembly to create and pass laws within its jurisdiction. All though there is a clear separation of powers in the BNA act there was areas that couldn't be predicted such as cable TV, hig ... equire the attention of a higher level of government. All thought the constitution does outline the separation of powers there is grey areas where the provincial and federal government have to negotia ...

(10 pages) 105 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Is the constitution effective?

ut the powers of national government and the rights of states have been frequent. Combined with the separation of powers, the protection of civil liberties, and the ability to create a national identi ... onarchy would never rule over anyone of the U.S. again. The founding fathers did this by creating a separation of powers, with 3 branches of government; Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. With powe ...

(2 pages) 28 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Evaluate the impact of the High Court of Australia on Australia's Federal Experience.

me cases, and will sometimes refuse to hear cases apart from those mentioned above.The doctrine of 'separation of powers' says that the judiciary should be independent of the executive and legislature ...

(6 pages) 79 0 4.4 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

What was the consitutional issue in Brandy V HREOC, what did the court decide? What broader implications does it have?

apters dealing separately with the parliament, executive and the Judicature. The "pure" doctrine of separation of powers prescribes that the functions of the three arms of government be clearly and in ... clearly and institutionally separated . It is important to note that Australia does not have a pure separation of power because we inherited the British Westminster tradition. For example, Chapter I l ...

(6 pages) 62 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Separation of Powers

The separation of powers is defined as a doctrine where the political system of a nation divides its gov ... stitutions. These are the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. In theory, the ideas of the separation of powers is to avoid one body of government from obtaining too much power and, hence, cr ... f government. Furthermore, no body of government is supposed to abdicate power to another body. The separation of powers ensures the checking and balancing of each arm of government, although this is ...

(5 pages) 123 0 4.3 Aug/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays