Essays on Separation of Powers

To understand who has power and how that power is utilized in Australia first one must look to the Australian constitution which contains the doctrine of separation of powers which dates to ancient Greece and Rome. The separation of powers is divided into three distinct branches each of which holds separate and independent powers which...

A comparison and contrast of two major democratic Asian countries The Republic of India is a constitutional republic. The Commonwealth of Australia is a federation, a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy. The head of state is the current monarch[footnoteRef:2] and their power is controlled by the constitution. Australia’s democracy is effective in terms of...

Whilst structuring the Constitution in 1789, the Founding Fathers were fervent in emphasising the subordination of the executive branch of the new republic to the representation of the people – Congress. This was illustrated through the Separation of Powers – a school of thought introduced by French philosopher Montesquieu to preclude a tyrannical government. The...

The extent to which democratic values have been upheld within the Western—more specifically Australian—judiciary has been a topic of consequential discourse. In answering the question of democratic legitimacy within the Australian judiciary, this paper will argue that the judiciary is ultimately a fundamental vehicle in upholding democratic values, where its absence denotes a critical opportunity...

Introduction Power can be a very resourceful yet dangerous tool, a person who has power can lose their self-values and without realising so especially when all the power is vested in one person .it can change a person regardless of the kind of character he or she has, it also does not depend on the...

1. Introduction The separation of powers is one of our important principles in our constitutional system. This means that our governments powers are divided into three different spheres namely, the executive, legislature and judiciary. The concerning matter is whether the judicial system can interfere with the work of the executive branch. The following text discusses...