Unpacking the separation of powers
The concept of separation of powers can be used as a slogan, as an idea, or as a concept. On the conceptual level, it may be endowed with many different, even incompatible, meanings. To understand the contemporary challenges to separation of powers, both old and new, we thus need a more scrupulous t...
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| author | Baroš, Jiří Dufek, Pavel Kosař, David |
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| description | The concept of separation of powers can be used as a slogan, as an idea, or as a concept. On the conceptual level, it may be endowed with many different, even incompatible, meanings. To understand the contemporary challenges to separation of powers, both old and new, we thus need a more scrupulous theoretical and conceptual understanding of the principle. Accordingly, this chapter first embeds separation of powers in the broader context of modern constitutionalism and distinguishes its limiting and enabling rationales. Second, it unpacks separation of powers into four constitutive components: separation of institutions, separation of functions, personal incompatibility, and checks and balances. Third, it shows how important it is to distinguish these components when analysing the recent populist attacks on separation of powers both in Central Europe and beyond and stresses the significance of the temporal dimension of populist rule. Finally, it calls for greater scholarly attention to the limiting rationale of separation of powers, to the impact of the rise of unelected actors, and to the interconnectedness between separation of powers and the problem of political representation. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-986552023-03-22T12:59:52Z Unpacking the separation of powers Baroš, Jiří Dufek, Pavel Kosař, David Separation of Powers Administrative State Constitutional Courts Judicial Review Power Structures Constitutional systems LND LAM JPHC The concept of separation of powers can be used as a slogan, as an idea, or as a concept. On the conceptual level, it may be endowed with many different, even incompatible, meanings. To understand the contemporary challenges to separation of powers, both old and new, we thus need a more scrupulous theoretical and conceptual understanding of the principle. Accordingly, this chapter first embeds separation of powers in the broader context of modern constitutionalism and distinguishes its limiting and enabling rationales. Second, it unpacks separation of powers into four constitutive components: separation of institutions, separation of functions, personal incompatibility, and checks and balances. Third, it shows how important it is to distinguish these components when analysing the recent populist attacks on separation of powers both in Central Europe and beyond and stresses the significance of the temporal dimension of populist rule. Finally, it calls for greater scholarly attention to the limiting rationale of separation of powers, to the impact of the rise of unelected actors, and to the interconnectedness between separation of powers and the problem of political representation. Published 2023-03-22T12:59:51Z 2023-03-22T12:59:51Z 2020-11-10 chapter 9781788975261 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/98655 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/new-challenges-to-the-separation-of-powers-9781788975261.html https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788975278.00015 Edward Elgar Publishing Edward Elgar Publishing https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788975278.00015 https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788975278.00015 01ceac28-75b4-492a-8eec-f9b98bc6b28c 9781788975261 Edward Elgar Publishing 19 Cheltenham open access |
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