Separation of Powers in Practice

by Tom Campbell and Tom Campbell

Book Overview

Each branch of American government possesses inherent advantages and disadvantages in structure. In this book, the author relies on a separation-of-powers analysis that emphasizes the advantage of the legislature to draft precise words to fit intended situations, the judiciary's advantage of being able to do justice in an individual case, and the executive's homogeneity and flexibility, which best suits it to decisions of an ad hoc nature. Identifying...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804747369
• ISBN13: 9780804747363
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Stanford Law and Politics
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"