This document discusses Montesquieu's doctrine of separation of powers. It defines separation of powers as a model of democracy that separates political power among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. Montesquieu derived the principle of separation of powers based on a system of checks and balances between the three independent and equal branches. The document then discusses how separation of powers is a feature of presidential systems and fusion of power is more common in parliamentary systems. It provides details on the roles and powers of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches in a system with separation of powers.
This document discusses Montesquieu's doctrine of separation of powers. It defines separation of powers as a model of democracy that separates political power among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. Montesquieu derived the principle of separation of powers based on a system of checks and balances between the three independent and equal branches. The document then discusses how separation of powers is a feature of presidential systems and fusion of power is more common in parliamentary systems. It provides details on the roles and powers of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches in a system with separation of powers.
This document discusses Montesquieu's doctrine of separation of powers. It defines separation of powers as a model of democracy that separates political power among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. Montesquieu derived the principle of separation of powers based on a system of checks and balances between the three independent and equal branches. The document then discusses how separation of powers is a feature of presidential systems and fusion of power is more common in parliamentary systems. It provides details on the roles and powers of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches in a system with separation of powers.
A Case Study of Pakistan Tasneem Sultana Separation of powers or trias politica is a model of democracy that involves the separation of political power between the governments three branches the executive, the legislature and the judiciary. In a system where there is a separation of powers, each branch is constrained from intervening in the area of responsibility of another branch. The doctrine of separation of powers or checs and balances between independent and co! e"ual branches of government, is derived from the wor of the #rench political and social philosopher $aron de %ontes"uieu. The latter in his Spirit of Law &'()*+ ' defined the principle of separation of powers, based on a system of checs and balances in government. The phrase chec and balance implies that there are competing sovereigns &such as in a federal system in a political structure+. ,-hec refers to the ability, right and responsibility of each power to monitor the activities of the other &s+, while ,balance refers to the ability of each entity to use its authority to limit the power of the other. .
In other words, the principle of separation of powers holds that in order to avoid a concentration of power in the hands of a minority in a political system, the three principal constituents of government the executive, the legislature and the judiciary should be separate and enjoy e"ual and well!defined powers and independence. It is ' /isit at http011www.experiencefestival.com1separation2of2powers2checs2 and2balances. . Ibid. 33 Journal of European Studies these checs and balances that protect the people from authoritarian or arbitrary rule. ) Separation of powers is a feature associated more with the presidential system of government. In a typically parliamentary system, fusion of power is more common. In fusion of power the elected legislature is supreme, while the other branches are subservient to it. In separation of powers, each branch enjoys a considerable degree of independence from the other branches. This independence derives from the fact that each branch is elected or selected independently of the other branches and neither of them is beholden to any of the others for its continued existence. *
In a fusion of power system such as that of the 45, the people elect the legislature and the elected legislature then chooses the executive. In contrast, in separation of powers, it is not the national legislature which selects the executive, instead the executive is chosen by other methods, for instance direct popular election, selection by electoral college etc. In a parliamentary system, when the term of the legislature ends the tenure of the executive selected by that legislature also ends6 however in a presidential system the executives term may or may not coincide with the legislatures. In the 7merican presidential system there are three very distinct branches of government. The executive branch includes the office of the president and his cabinet, who are not legislators. The legislative branch includes the 8ouse of 9epresentatives, &the lower house+ and the Senate &the upper house+. Together they are nown as the -ongress. The judicial branch encompasses the ) See http011www.indianofficer.com1forums1.:;.!separation!powers!vs!fusion! powers.html. * $arrie 7xford, <ary 5. $rowning, 9ichard 8uggins and $en 9osamond, Politics: An Introduction, . nd edition &=ondon0 9outledge, '>>(+, )*3!*;. 3; Journal of European Studies supreme court system. ?ach branch of government has uni"ue powers and is also able to influence the actions of another branch.
The Eecuti!e The president who heads the executive branch serves as the head of state, commands the military and maes political appointments under the checs and balances system. The executive branch has the power of veto over the legislative branch. The members of the judiciary are appointed by the executive branch, which also has the power to pardon. In an authoritarian system such as a dictatorship or an absolute monarchy all the powers of government are assumed by one person or a small group of persons. The separation of powers system is designed to transfer some authority away from the executive branch in order to protect individual liberty from tyrannical leadership. 3 In a presidential system such as that of the 4nited States, the leader of the executive branch performs a dual role, being at the same time, head of state and head of government. @n the other, in a parliamentary system such as that of the 45, the prime minister, a member of the legislature, heads the government, while the role of head of state is assumed by a ceremonial monarch. In other countries with a parliamentary form of government, a president may be head of state. ;
In a presidential system, the president is in charge of all the affairs of the state. The ministers loo after their respective departments and are solely answerable to the president. This is particularly the case in authoritarian presidencies or in military regimes ( . There are liberal and illiberal presidential systems and the main difference 3 http011en.wiipedia.org1wii1?xecutive2&government+. ; Ibid. ( /ernon $ogdanor &ed.+, The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Political Institutions &@xford0 $asil $lacwell, '>A(+, .3(. 3( Journal of European Studies between the two is that in the former bills in the legislature are openly debated and discussed in detail. The checs and balances system distributes power instead of concentrating it in one person or branch. It prevents one branch from ever gaining too much power6 for example the 7merican -ongress passes laws but the Bresident has the power to veto them or the Bresident can veto laws but the -ongress can override the veto with a .1) majority. It is also possible that the Bresident and -ongress may agree on a law but the Supreme -ourt declares the law unconstitutional. =iewise, the Bresident can appoint judges and other government officials, but the Senate must approve the appointments. A The "e#islature The legislature is a representative body with the power to mae and change laws. =egislatures around the world are diverse in structure, in nomenclature and in power. =egislatures may have one chamber &unicameral+ or two chambers &bicameral+ and the members of the legislature may be elected or appointed. =egislatures have different appellations, these include parliament, congress, senate, national council or national assembly. There are also country!specific names such as the Sejm &in Boland+ the Storting of Corway or the Iranian %ajlis. >
-ontemporary legislatures are the result of a historical process which began in medieval ?urope. @riginally, the legislatures were assemblies of aristocrats, convened occasionally by ings in order to get peoples support for taxation or for waging war. ': <radually, they began to be convened regularly and started to provide essential communication between the monarch and powerful groups of their subjects. '' The term legislature for such A /isit http011www.socialstudieshelp.com1=esson2')2Cotes.htm. > $arrie 7xford, Politics: An Introduction, ));!)(. ': /ernon $ogdanor &ed.+, The Blackwell Encyclopedia, ).>. '' Ibid. 3A Journal of European Studies an assembly came into use in seventeenth century revolutionary ?ngland. '. The legislature became the instrument of liberal democracy in the nineteenth century. =iberal democracy is based on the notion that people should have an important role in government and the representatives of the people should be held accountable for their actions. ')
8owever, legislatures do not only exist in democracies, they often play a role in non democratic regimes. The former communist states had legislatures and so do the existing ones. In some third world states where military dictators organiDe fae elections and announce puppet assemblies, the latter act as rubber stamp for the dictators. '* In a genuine democracy, the legislature provides an opportunity to the people to be represented in the political system and through this representation, the over all political process draws legitimacy. '3 The main role of a legislature is to mae laws. 7nother role of legislature is to approve and regulate the collection and distribution of government finance in terms of agreeing upon taxation levels, debating and approving the national budget and scrutiniDing government expenditure and accounts. '; The legislature also performs a uni"ue educational role. It is the tas of individual legislators to simplify complicated issues and define policy choices and place them before the nation. They use '. Ibid. ') Corman @rnstein, EThe 9ole of the =egislature in a FemocracyG, Freedo Paper, no. ), available at http011www.ait.org.tw1infousa1enus1media1pressfreed dom1freedom). html. '* Ibid. '3 $arrie 7xford, Politics: An Introduction, ))(. '; Ibid, ))>!*:. 3> Journal of European Studies their resources and expertise to filter information from many sources and resolve conflicting ideological positions. Their constituents are ultimately presented with some clear cut options. '( 8owever the growth of a strong party system &in particular two party system+ has undermined the independence of individual assembly members. It has nearly guaranteed that the party with a majority in the assembly will succeed in passing any legislation that it initiates. 'A 7nother factor which has affected the role of the assembly is the increasing importance of the electronic media. The commentator and the anchors have now become influential analysts and the populace loos to the media for their contact with politicians. #urthermore politicians are also preferring to address the nation or mae policy statements in front of T/ cameras rather than in parliament. '> In %ontes"uieus concept of separation of powers there are essentially two pillars of government the executive and the legislature. %ontes"uieu considers judicial power as something that rests on the jury, whose members are drawn from the population and return to their routine life, once their wor is done. So according to %ontes"uieu, judicial power in a manner of speaing is invisible and even non!existent. .: =egislative power in principle is the sole representative power, but in reality, the executive also has representative functions. The executive has its supporters, in the first place among those who feel that they are being poorly represented by the legislature. The executive over the years has also gained strength as law maers and policy initiators. '( Freedo Paper, no. ). 'A $arrie 7xford, Politics: An Introduction, ))>. '> Ibid. .: Bierre %anent, E%odern Femocracy as a System of SeparationsG, Journal of !eocracy '*, no. ' &Hanuary .::)+0'.:. ;: Journal of European Studies The $udiciary The third pillar of government is the judiciary. In a democratic state, the judiciary has a very important role, i.e. it safeguards the liberties of the individual and enforces the laws made by the executive and the legislature. .' The judiciary plays the role of a watch dog in a democratic system. Strong and independent courts can declare an act carried out by the executive or legislature as unconstitutional, invalid or vice versa. The judiciary also eeps the constitution of a country alive by reinterpreting it to adapt to changing socio!economic and political conditions. ..
@wing to these important functions of the judiciary, the 4nited Cations has endorsed the importance of an independent judiciary by adopting the basic principles on the independence of the judiciary at its seventh congress in '>A3. .) ?ach member state is expected to guarantee the independence of judiciary in its constitution or the laws of the country. .*
The modern concept of judicial independence is based on the theory of separation of powers, that enables the judiciary to function independently of the legislative and executive arms of government. .3 The case of Pakistan .' /isit at http011www.boorags.com1essay!.::*1'.1*1'33A13);;), accessed on .A Fecember .:':. .. $arrie 7xford, Politics: An Introduction. .) <eneral 7ssembly 9esolution *:1'*;, '>A3. .* $asic Brinciples on the Independence of the Hudiciary, 7rticle '. .3 Hustice #. $. Iilliam 5elly, E7n Independent Hudiciary0 The -ore of the 9ule of =awG, available from http011www. icclr .law .ubc .ca 1Bublications 19eports 1 n2Independant2 udiciary .pdf . ;' Journal of European Studies Throughout its history, Baistan has been an executive dominated state and this trend is lined to the %uslim era and to $ritish rule in India .The %uslim sultan &monarch+ was the chief executive, the sole legislator and the chief judge in his dominion. The power of the executive, the legislature and the judiciary were concentrated in him and he ruled by decrees. .; Co written constitution is nown to have existed during the %uslim rule in the period beginning from the twelfth century till the eighteenth century, when the $ritish became supreme in the subcontinent. The $ritish came to the sub continent as merchants and slowly held sway of the whole subcontinent, formally disbanding %uslim rule in 'A3A. .(
#or governing the sub!continent, the $ritish parliament passed the <overnment of India 7ct 'A3A and then the <overnment of India -ouncil 7ct 'A;', the %into!%orley 9eforms of '>:>, the <overnment of India 7ct '>'> and finally the <overnment of India 7ct '>)3. The '>)3 7ct drew from previous 7cts with some innovations. .A In the '>)3 7ct, the position of the <overnor <eneral &/iceroy+ was uni"ue. 7s the representative of the $ritish crown in India, he enjoyed final political authority and the widest discretionary powers and special responsibilities. The supreme command of the army, navy and air force was vested in him. The <overnor <eneral had extraordinary powers of legislation. 8e could however, see the advice of a council in all matters except defence, external affairs and the affairs which involved his special responsibilities. Though he could see ministerial advice, he was not bound to act thereupon. .> .; 8amid 5han, "onstitutional and Political #istory of Pakistan &5arachi0 @xford Bress, .::*+, )!*. .( Ibid. .A Ibid, .'. .> Ibid. ;. Journal of European Studies The 7ct also contained a special provision stating that if the <overnor <eneral felt that the government of the federation could not be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the 7ct, he could declare that his functions now extended to all or any of the powers vested in or exercisable by any federal body or authority, other than a federal court. ): 4nder the provisions of the Indian Independence 7ct '>*(, the <overnment of India 7ct '>)3 with certain adaptations became the woring constitution of Baistan. 7ll the discretionary powers of the /iceroy &<overnor <eneral+ lapsed from 7ugust '3 '>*(. The Indian Independence 7ct '>*( created the -onstituent 7ssembly of Baistan and gave it charge of the nations affairs as well as the crucial tas of drafting the constitution. In the Indian Independence 7ct '>*( all governmental activities were to be carried out by the cabinet which was responsible to the -onstituent 7ssembly. The <overnor <enerals powers were presumed to be exercised on the advice of the cabinet. In official parlance, Baistan emerged as a parliamentary government but in reality it became a virtual administrative state with vice regal traditions. )' The <overnor <eneral of Baistan, later president, enjoyed wide and substantial powers. 8e was the executive head of the federation. 8e had the right to appoint all the important officials, including the prime minister, the federal ministers, the heads of the armed forces, the governors of the provinces, the judges of the higher judiciary etc. The council of ministers would hold office during his pleasure. 8e had the power to promulgate ordinances. Thus there was complete centraliDation of authority. ): Ibid. )' =awrence Jiring, Pakistan in the Twentieth "entury: A Political #istory &5arachi0 @xford 4niversity Bress, '>>(+, (.!(). ;) Journal of European Studies The '>)3 7ct also permitted the <overnor <eneral in certain extraordinary circumstances to dismiss a sitting prime minister without the advice or consent of the council of ministers. These powers were used with impunity by many of the heads of state of Baistan. Thus the viceregal system which Baistan inherited at its birth from the $ritish, was not abandoned in succeeding years. ). #rom '>*( to '>3;, when the first constitution was promulgated, Baistan saw four successive governors general and three prime ministers. -abinet members were mostly selected because they were friends and cronies. This was just lie in the era of absolutist monarchies. )) The first constitution of Baistan promulgated in '>3; abolished the office of the governor general and transferred the same powers to the office of the president whose executive powers exceeded those of the elected prime minister. Though the constitution provided for a parliamentary and federal form of government, the president retained supreme power and the center was more powerful than the provinces. )* In '>3A when the first martial law was imposed in the country, the '>3; constitution was suspended and in '>;. the military government promulgated another constitution. The constitution of '>;. abolished the office of prime minister, granting all executive powers to the president. The constitution also created a non party legislature with some law! maing powers. <eneral 7yub 5han, the -hief %artial =aw 7dministrator, became president of the country. 8e had the power to dissolve the assembly, he reserved the right to promulgate legislation, to issue ordinances when the assembly was not in session and to declare an emergency. The '>;. constitution institutionaliDed the intervention of military in politics. )3 ). Ibid, ';'. )) Ibid, '(;. )* Baula 9. Cewberg, Jud$in$ the State: "ourts and "onstitutional Politics in Pakistan &-ambridge0 4niversity Bress, '>>3+, .). )3 =awrence Jiring, .;;. ;* Journal of European Studies Iith the promulgation of the '>;. constitution 7yub 5han lifted martial law, but while it was apparently civilian rule, all the political institutions, in fact the whole system revolved around his personality. );
The '>;. constitution was suspended and another martial law was imposed in '>;> after 7yub 5han resigned, following a mass movement against him. This was followed by the tragic events of the ?ast Baistan crisis, the Indo!Baistan war of '>(' and the secession of the countrys eastern wing, which now became $angladesh. The new Baistan which emerged after the loss of its eastern wing adopted a new constitution in '>(). The '>() constitution created a parliamentary form of government. The prime minister was the chief executive of the country and the president as the formal head of state, was bound to act on the advice of the prime minister. The parliament comprised two houses the Cational 7ssembly and the Senate. The president did not have the power to dissolve the Cational 7ssembly. The constitution also provided for four provincial governments and the distribution of legislative power between the federation and the provinces. 8owever, the constitution was not followed in letter and in spirit. The provisions for provincial autonomy were never really implemented fully. The '>() constitution made the prime minister all powerful and the latter through amendments to the constitution gained even more power. The parliament therefore was a legislature in form and name, but it laced substance and possessed few of the powers associated with such institutions. The then Brime %inister Julfiar 7li $hutto who had risen to eminence in a dictatorial regime, established an authoritarian ); Ibid, .('. ;3 Journal of European Studies government and one man rule, though the faKade was parliamentary. The civilian, yet autocratic rule ended in '>(( with another martial law. The army chief <eneral Jia ul 8a" dissolved the Cational 7ssembly and suspended the constitution. The '>() constitution was not dissolved but suspended because it contained article ; which stated that any one who abrogated or attempted or conspired to abrogate or subvert the constitution would be guilty of high treason. Jia ul 8a" instead of a new constitution issued the Brovisional -onstitutional @rder &B-@+. The B-@ not only gave the military regime the right to rule but also the right to amend the constitution at will. The -hief %artial =aw 7dministrator introduced the eighth amendment to the '>() constitution which shifted executive power from the office of the prime minister to that of the president. 4nder article 3A&.+&b+ the president had the right to dissolve the Cational 7ssembly at his discretion. The president thus enjoyed extraordinary powers e"uivalent to that of the colonial viceroy. The legislatures power was reduced to that of an advisory body and the judiciary became a docile branch of government. 7fter the death of <eneral Jia in a plane crash in '>AA, Baistan embared on a decade of democracy, in which $enaDir $hutto and CawaD Sharif served as prime minister for two terms each, but neither of them could serve a full term, for both were dismissed by the president on charges of corruption and misgovernance. The incumbent presidents used their authority under the eight amendment to dissolve the assemblies. The army remained the actual power broer behind the scenes.
In '>>(, the then Brime %inister CawaD Sharif through the thirteenth constitutional amendment had the discretionary power of the president to dissolve the Cational 7ssembly and other powers removed. Barliamentary sovereignty was thus restored. ;; Journal of European Studies 7 continuing pattern in Baistan has been that every head of state and government wants to have all executive power concentrated in his1her hand. CawaD Sharif was also determined to gather all power in his hands. Ihen policy differences arose with the army high command, the fourth direct military rule began in the country in late '>>>. <eneral %usharrafs coup, the declaration of emergency and issuance of another B-@ were all validated by the Supreme -ourt, on the basis of the ,Foctrine of State Cecessity. %usharraf got himself elected as president for five years through a referendum in 7pril .::.. The same year he introduced the =egal #rame Ior @rder &=#@+ which revived all the clauses of the eighth amendment and the executive &president+ became more powerful, being again vested with discretionary powers to dissolve the Cational 7ssembly, appoint the -hairman Hoint -hiefs of Staff -ommittee, the services chiefs and the governors of provinces. The seventeenth constitutional amendment &.::)+ reduced the parliament to the level of a rubber stamp. In the period .::.!.::( legislative initiative rested solely with the executive &president+. The Cational 7ssembly was able to pass only 3' bills whereas ')* presidential ordinances were promulgated in the same period. )( Furing a period of crises in .::;!.::(, <eneral %usharraf who had retained the post of chief of army staff alongwith president began to lose his grip on power. In #ebruary .::A, general elections were held and the Baistan Beoples Barty on a wave of popular sympathy owing to the assassination of %s. $enaDir $hutto got the majority of the seats. 8owever, these were not enough for the BBB to form a government on its own6 so a coalition with other parties was formed. 7gain in this new government, the president enjoyed formidable powers, but since the BBBs election manifesto had promised to strie down these special powers, on 7pril A, .:':, the Cational 7ssembly )( SFBF,4CFB Barliament %atters, Hanuary .::A. ;( Journal of European Studies passed the eighteenth amendment to the constitution which removed the power of the president to dissolve the parliament unilaterally. It also removed the bar an a prime minister serving more than two terms. -ourts would no longer be able to endorse the suspension of the constitution6 a judicial commission would appoint judges and the president would no longer be able to appoint the head of the ?lection -ommission or declare emergency unilaterally. )A The parliament also passed the '> th amendment to the constitution which was signed by the president on Hanuary ', .:''. This created a new system for appointment in the superior courts aimed at neutraliDing a probable source of conflict between the judiciary and the executive. )> The amendment also raised the number of senior judges as members of the judicial commission from two to four. 7lso, the recommendation for the appointment of ad hoc judges to the superior courts would be made by the -hief Hustice in consultation with the Hudicial -ommission. *:
%oreover the amendment envisaged that in case of dissolution of the Cational 7ssembly, the members of the parliamentary committee which give final approval of the appointment of judges would be drawn from the Senate only. *' The main objective of the 'A th and '> th amendments is to avoid clash between state institutions. Hudiciary, the third pillar of the government has played an important role in determining the countrys political fate. Its rulings on constitutional issues in the past, undermined the sovereignty of the parliament. Its validation of coups detat in the )A The %ew &ork Ties, > 7pril .:':6 The Sunday Tele$raph, > 7pril .:':. )> !awn, . Hanuary .:''. *: Ibid. *' Ibid. ;A Journal of European Studies name of the EFoctrine of CecessityG not only weaened democratic institutions but also diminished its own authority and independence. In the past, judges have fully supported undemocratic acts of governments in power and have accepted constraints on judicial autonomy. Hudicial power first began to erode in '>33 when the then <overnor <eneral <hulam %uhammad dismissed the government of Brime %inister %ohammad 7li $ogra and the federal court declared that Ethat which otherwise is not lawful, necessity maes lawfulG. This so!called doctrine of necessity was used many times by subse"uent higher courts to justify military coups. *. Conclusion The doctrine of separation of powers rests upon the recognition of the universal truth that the concentration of absolute power in one man or one body inevitably leads to exploitation and tyranny. =ord 7ctons dictum warns that0 power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely Thus democratic states distribute powers of the state to different organs namely the executive, the legislature and the judiciary. 8owever, the concept of separation of powers has never really wored in Baistan. It has been the executive which has been the decision maing authority. Baistan has been an executive dominated state in presidential as well as parliamentary setting. *) Fecision maing and power most of the time has been concentrated in the hands of one person whether under military or civilian rule. Thus no matter what the constitution says, separation of powers has never existed in Baistan in practice, nor has the checs and balances system prevailed in the country. *. Stephen Bhilip -ohen, The Idea of Pakistan &=ahore0 /anguard $oos, .::3+, 3A. *) http011www.ahrch.net1statements1mainfile.php1.::(statements1':)(1. ;> Journal of European Studies In any constitutional democracy, the powers of the government are divided, so that the legislature maes the laws, the executive implements them and runs the day!to!day administration, while the judiciary interprets the laws and operates independently. Baistans founding father declared that the country would have a parliamentary form of government, but at various times in the countrys history executive power has either been vested in the office of the head of state or the head of government. The '>() constitution and the ') th , '* th and 'A th amendments to it, empowered the prime minister whereas the A th and '( th amendments shifted executive power to the president. Thus, the seesaw between presidential and parliamentary forms of government has complicated the situation regarding the separation of powers. In a purely parliamentary form of government, the prime minister and his cabinet ministers form the executive, but if in a parliamentary system, the president is the chief executive, then it undermines the legislators power to eep a chec on the executive. Baistan has had long stretches of military rule0 from '>3A!'>;> led by 7yub 5han, from '>;>!'>(' under <eneral Lahya 5han, from '>((!'>AA headed by <eneral Jia!ul!8a" and from '>>> @ctober to 7ugust .::A led by <eneral BerveD %usharraf. In the remaining years, civilian governments have fumbled through their respective tenures, unable to prove their ability to govern firmly and honestly. The legislature and the judiciary have been merely rubber stamps or ac"uiescent institutions for most of Baistans history. **
It has often been pointed out that provincial autonomy, which upholds a federation was never really implemented in Baistan, ** http011neutralobserver.blogspot.com1.::(2':2:'2archive.html6 5amaal Jaidi, Bromoting an Independent Hudiciary as a 9ule of =aw Brinciple0 7 $rief -ommentary on the Supreme -ourt of Baistan, available from http011wors.bepress.com1amaal2Daidi1. (: Journal of European Studies though the constitution provided for it. *3 This has led to disenchantment and discontent in the federating units. 7 major cause of the secession of ?ast Baistan was the feeling among its people that they had not been given their due share in power nor their due economic rights. ?ven after this tragic loss of its eastern wing, the ruling elite in Baistan has not paid enough attention to the matter of provincial autonomy and the implementation of the federal principle in a credible manner. This can lead to further problems in the country. Though authoritarian systems such as that of the former Soviet 4nion and the #ederal 9epublic of Lugoslavia also claimed to be federations, democracy and federalism are closely connected. The eventual failure of the federation in Lugoslavia was to a great extent owing to lac of democracy. In Baistan, after every long era of military rule there have been short lived periods of civilian rule. -ivilian leaders have shown mared authoritarian tendencies. =aurence Ihitehead has pointed out that liberaliDation does not automatically lead to democracy. *; The opposition of a dictator is the product of the oppressive regime it has succeeded. *( Such an opposition cannot automatically become democratic after getting power. FemocratiDation can only be achieved through regular, free and fair elections and accountability of the political leadership. In the context of Baistan, while sticing to the parliamentary system, there should be a separation of powers, with checs and balances, to ensure that untrammelled executive power does not emerge. *3 http011www.cfr.org1publication1'3;3(1paistans2constitution.html. *; =aurence Ihitehead, !eocrati'ation: Theory and E(perience &@xford 4niversity Bress, .::.+, ;:. *( Beter 9ada, EThe 9ubis -ube of FemocracyG, Pakistan Journal of International )elations ', no. '' &Spring .:':+0 ':). ('
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