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Political Theory: The Separation of Powers

R. H. Brookes
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K. C. Wheare
Pages 53-60 | Published online: 02 May 2017
 
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Abstract

The doctrine of the separation of powers holds that good government is ensured if the functions of legislation, administration and adjudication in a state are not placed in the hands of one body of persons but are distributed to a greater or less degree among distinct or separate bodies of persons.1 K. C. Wheare

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