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Reform of the United Kingdom judicial system

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  • Ovidiu-Horia Maican

    (Law Department of the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies)

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The separation of powers in a state is an essential characteristic of every democratic country, a principle present in many constitutions, most notably that of the United States. The concept is imperfectly fulfilled in the United Kingdom, given that the executive (Ministers) form part of the legislature and that part of the judiciary (Law Lords) sit in the legislature. As a result, it was necessary to remove the constitutional anomaly that the highest court of appeal in the United Kingdom was situated within one of the chambers of Parliament.

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  • Ovidiu-Horia Maican, 2013. "Reform of the United Kingdom judicial system," Juridical Tribune - Review of Comparative and International Law, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, vol. 3(2), pages 37-44, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:asr:journl:v:3:y:2013:i:2:p:37-44
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    Keywords

    United Kingdom; Supreme Court; House of Lords; Privy Council; constitutional reform;
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    JEL classification:

    • K33 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - International Law
    • K40 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - General

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