The Importance of the Doctrine of Separation Powers to Botswana's Public Administration

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 202 ASSIGNMENT

NAME: GAONE K KEOBATILE

ID NUMBER: 200902722

LECTURE: MR SELEKE

DUE DATE: 7/3/11

QUESTION 1...DISCUSS THE SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE DOCTRINE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS TO BOTSWANA’S PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PRACTICES
INTRODUCTION
All around the world there is need to achieve and maintain peace in the governing of the state. So in order to reinforce this there is the practice of the doctrine of separation of powers in different nations. So this essay is set out to explain in detail the history of the doctrine from where it all started and how it came to be practiced in Botswana. Of course the separation of powers ensures the efficient way of running a country but will it manage without the help of public administrators otherwise known as the bureaucrats? So in continuation this essay will go on to discuss the full details of the public administration, its definition, organisation, functions and the importance of separation of powers to its existence. To spice it up there will be a little criticism discussed regarding this systems of governance. A well summarised conclusion will sum up the whole discussion

THE THEORY OF SEPARATION OF POWERS
Even though there are different authors who have tried to enlighten us with the meaning of separation of powers, according to my own knowledge it is the division of governmental authority in the sense that it divides the authority into three branches namely the legislature which comprises of the parliament, the executive comprising of the president, vice president, the cabinet and the public service lastly the judiciary comprising of the body of judges in the country.In this way no branch can gain absolute power or abuse the power they are given in other words separation of powers limits the powers vested in any of the branches.

EXECUTIVE
Separation of powers
LEGISLATURE
JUDICIARY

Check and balances

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