The new separation of powers [electronic resource] : a theory for the modern state /
by Carolan, Eoin.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009Description: 1 online resource (xxvii, 286 p.).ISBN: 9780191721588 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Separation of powers | Judicial independence | Separation of powers -- Great Britain -- Case studies | Separation of powers -- Ireland -- Case studies | Separation of powers -- United States -- Case studiesOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This book offers a radical & provocative revision of the theory of separation of powers. It argues that, although designed to protect democracy, separation of powers is often used today to undermine it by concealing & centralising the exercise of power by public officials. The theory is then reinvented for the modern regulatory state.
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This book offers a radical & provocative revision of the theory of separation of powers. It argues that, although designed to protect democracy, separation of powers is often used today to undermine it by concealing & centralising the exercise of power by public officials. The theory is then reinvented for the modern regulatory state.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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