Separation of Powers Flashcards

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Academic
Barber on 2 types of separation of powers

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‘pure theory’ = ‘complete separation of the three banches of state’
‘partial theory’ = ‘ instead emphasises the significance of checks and balances’
— He values efficiency as he argues for the ‘meeting of form and function’

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Academic
Locke

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3 branches similar to today’s, although names do not match:
Executive = applies the law = modernday judiciary

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Academics on checks and balances

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Montisqieu = He argues that you have to separate power to prevent tyranny
Madison = Agencies must be divided so ‘that each may be a check on the other’

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Acedemics on the English Constitution

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Bagehot = The ‘efficient secret’ of the English constitution is the ‘nearly complete fusion of executive and legislative powers’

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Statute over the executive
Cases

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Evans v Attorney General = Freedom of Information request about Prince Charles’ communication with the government
Vs. the attorney general issues a certificate saying that they did not have to be published Vs. The court held statute [FoIA] “cannot be set aside by anyone including … the executive.”

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Parliament vs. the executive
Cases

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The Case of Proclamations = the King tried to ban building in London, and said that he must grant permission, and it was decided that that was Parliament’s power, and the King is not Parliament
+ Both Miller cases

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