October 25, 2024
Separation of Powers
The separation of executive and legislative
powers is more theoretical than practical. The principle was developed in the
18th century to balance the power of the king and that of the elected parliament.
However, it has never truly functioned because, in reality, the role of the king
became merely representative. Currently, in parliamentary democracies, the
government (executive power) is simply an extension of the parliament
(legislative power), which elects and can dismiss it. There is a certain
distinction in presidential democracies.
The autonomy of judges has always been theoretically asserted; even the
condemnation of Anne Boleyn and Stalin's tragic purges were carried out by
judges who were theoretically independen