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Relationship Between Three Organs in Government. In light of the doctrine of separation of powers, it is necessary to evaluate how, and the extent to which, separate functions are allocated between the different bodies and kept separate. This task is most conveniently undertaken by examining the relationship between first, the executive and legislature, secondly, the … Read more
The Office of Lord Chancellor is the highest in the United Kingdom and is responsible for the running of justice in the country. Currently has three members- the current Lord Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, and the Secretary to the Lord Chancellor. The Office of Lord Chancellor The office of Lord Chancellor derives from the Norman Conquest … Read more
Defining the Institutions. The institutions are the basic building blocks of a government. The institutions include the government, the executive, the Legislature, and the Judiciary. Each institution has a unique role in society and contributes to the governance of a country. The Executive:- The executive may be defined as that branch of the state that … Read more
The separation of powers in the United Kingdom is a system of government that was designed to protect the rights and liberties of citizens. The system consists of a series of branches of government, each with its authority and responsibility. The government is answerable to the people, not the other way around. This system is … Read more
A dictatorship is a form of government characterized by the absolute rule of one person or a very small group of people who hold all political power. Meaning of Dictatorship. According to Ford, Dictatorship is the assumption of extra-legal authority by the Head of the State. Alfred says, Dictatorship is the government of one man … Read more
The rule of law represents one of the most challenging concepts of the Constitution. The rule of law is a concept that is capable of different interpretations by different people, and it is this feature that makes an understanding of the doctrine elusive. Of all constitutional concepts, the rule of law is also the most … Read more
Sources of the UK Constitution. As has been seen in previews Article the United Kingdom’s constitution is classified as ‘unwritten’ or ‘uncodified’. It is the result of gradual evolutionary development over centuries rather than a consciously constructed document drafted to meet the needs and aspirations of a country at a particular time and intended to … Read more
Communistic Religious Associations. Christianity from its beginning was connected with socialistic ideas. It taught the equality of all men in the sight of God, and it placed a high value on voluntary poverty. In the Middle Ages, it taught that private property came into existence as a result of the tall of man, and it … Read more
Influence of the Reformation on Political Thought focuses on the Protestant reformers during the Reformation, both those thinkers historians commonly refer to as moderate or “magisterial” reformers (especially Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Huldrych Zwingli) and those they refer to as “radical” reformers. Although the political concerns of Protestantism remained profoundly religious, and most reformers … Read more
John Calvin was a French theologian, pastor, and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism, including its doctrines of predestination and God’s absolute sovereignty in the salvation of the human soul from death and eternal damnation. Calvinist doctrines … Read more