Constitutional and administrative - "Under the largely unwritten constitution of the United Kingdom, the separation of powers is difficult to ascertain and evaluate".

... Constitutional and administrative essay "Under the largely unwritten constitution of the United Kingdom, the separation of powers is difficult to ascertain and evaluate" This statement needs an explanation of the doctrine of the separation of powers and an analysis of the rule of law required. The statement assumes that the British Constitution is based upon the doctrine of separation of powers, and whilst this may well be true it is an assumption that needs to be considered. Is the doctrine of the separation of powers irrelevant in the British Constitution? The doctrine, mainly developed by Montesquieu and his followers, is based on the principle that the powers of the legislature, judiciary and the executives should be in different hands, so as to provide for a system of checks and balances between each branch of government. The doctrine of the separation of powers as explained by the French jurist Montesquieu has it that 'All

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