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Subject: English Legal System Coursework Assessment: Coursework Candidate no: J9/03 Question: 3 Word count: 847 The UK government is divided into the three organizations, the legislative, the executive and the judiciary, vaguely following Montesquieu's principles of the separation of powers. While the executive administers the state, and the legislative (Parliament) passes new laws, the judiciary is responsible for enforcing laws and upholding justice in the society. Judges form the basis of the judiciary, and are required to pass judgments in an impartial manner while applying the laws made by Parliament1, however it is important to note that there are only some 730 senior full time judges and 560 more junior full-time judges giving a total of 1,290 judges in the English judicial system compared to the 30,308 magistrates (Justices of the Peace) currently in service2. Nevertheless, judges hold a higher level of authority and respect. The Crown, on the advice of the...

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