Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Principle of the Separation of PowersCondition: NewSubtitle: A DefenseISBN-10: 149852334XEAN: 9781498523349ISBN: 9781498523349Publisher: Lexington BooksFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 12/13/2016Description: 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.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 236mmItem Length: 160mmItem Width: 18mmItem Weight: 431gAuthor: Zoltán BalázsGenre: Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 2016 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Principle of the Separation of Powers
Title: The Principle of the Separation of Powers
Subtitle: A Defense
ISBN-10: 149852334X
EAN: 9781498523349
ISBN: 9781498523349
Release Date: 12/13/2016
Release Year: 2016
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Law & Politics
Number of Pages: 202 Pages
Publication Name: Principle of the Separation of Powers : a Defense
Language: English
Publisher: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: History & Theory, American Government / National
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Author: Zoltán Balázs
Item Length: 9.3 in
Subject Area: Political Science
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
