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The principle of the separation of powers : a defense / / Zoltan Balazs



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Autore: Balázs Zoltán Visualizza persona
Titolo: The principle of the separation of powers : a defense / / Zoltan Balazs Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016
©2016
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (203 pages)
Disciplina: 320.404
Soggetto topico: Separation of powers
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: The principle of the separation of powers in contemporary political theory -- Separation of powers grounded in values -- Order and articulated government -- Social power, political power, and political authority -- Government and its branches -- Agencies, constitutional courts, gray zones, federalism, and state of exception.
Sommario/riassunto: The separation of powers is one of the most cherished principles of constitutional government in the Western tradition. Despite its prestigious status, however, it has always been controversial. It has been attacked for being inadequate to account for institutional realities; for being inapplicable to parliamentary systems; for lacking a convincing normative grounding and even for being harmful, inasmuch as it hampers both the immediate enforcement of popular will and efficient political leadership. Current political crises all over the world, especially the rise of populist democracies and authoritarian regimes, however, make the principle worth a closer, more positive examination. This book takes stock of the criticisms of the principle of separation of powers and attempts to offer a new normative account of it. It argues that the separation of powers cannot be restricted to governmental institutions, agencies and decision-making procedures. Rather, it must be derived from the very basics of government, from the very notions of political order and articulated government and from the distinct though related concepts of social and governmental power and of authority. Once these distinctions are made, institutional separations are easier to be established. Contrary to the classical and most contemporary conceptions of the principle, the present account argues for a relational and negative conception of the separation of powers. The legislative branch in conceived of as the one where political authority, political power and social power are all equally represented. The executive branch is best understood as excluding social power whereas the judicial branch is marked for its opposition to the influence of political power. This conception avoids the pitfalls of essentialism and functionalism and makes the principle applicable in a much wider international context.--
Titolo autorizzato: The principle of the separation of powers  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4985-2335-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910825411703321
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