Legislation
The doctrine of separation of powers propounded by English philosopher, John Locke, and the French writer, Baron de Montesquieu, described the separation of political power among the legislature, executive, and judiciary. It states, inter alia, that the l...
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| description | The doctrine of separation of powers propounded by English philosopher, John Locke, and the French writer, Baron de Montesquieu, described the separation of political power among the legislature, executive, and judiciary. It states, inter alia, that the legislative, executive and judicial functions of Government should be discharged by independent institutions that springs from a desire to prevent the over-concentration of power in the hands of a few and to ensure that the Government is responsible and accountable. The power to legislate law is with the legislature, the application of the enacted legislation is on the executive and its subjects and the power to interpret the legislation and of ensuring its compliance lies with the courts |
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| spelling | iium-814552021-01-21T13:32:17Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/81455/ Legislation Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali K Law (General) The doctrine of separation of powers propounded by English philosopher, John Locke, and the French writer, Baron de Montesquieu, described the separation of political power among the legislature, executive, and judiciary. It states, inter alia, that the legislative, executive and judicial functions of Government should be discharged by independent institutions that springs from a desire to prevent the over-concentration of power in the hands of a few and to ensure that the Government is responsible and accountable. The power to legislate law is with the legislature, the application of the enacted legislation is on the executive and its subjects and the power to interpret the legislation and of ensuring its compliance lies with the courts CLJ Publication 2020 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/81455/1/81455_Legislation%20-%20C12.pdf Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali (2020) Legislation. In: Malaysian legal system. CLJ Publication, Ampang, Selangor, pp. 229-272. ISBN 9789674571498 https://www.cljlaw.com/store/product/malaysian-legal-system-2nd-edition/ |
| spellingShingle | K Law (General) Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali Legislation |
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| topic | K Law (General) |
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