Ambiguity in the Notion of the Separation of Powers in the Study of the Contempt of Parliament: A Case Study of Pornson Liengboonlertchai’s the Concept of Contempt of Parliament
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https://doi.org/10.61462/cujss.v49i2.726Keywords:
separation of powers, contempt of parliament, constitutional historyAbstract
The theory of the separation of powers between legislative, executive, and juridical branches is the foundation of modern constitutionalism. Although the theory was developed during the course of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it still plays a significant role in political debates and discourses up to the present time. A recent study entitled The Concept of Contempt of Parliament is an example of an attempt to analyze constitutional politics in Thailand with reference to the separation of powers principle. However, the study exhibits unclear interpretation and a lack of understanding of the complexity and dynamics of the separation of powers theory. Today, the so-called pure Montesquian model of three distinct organs exercising power independently is subject to considerable skepticism about its contemporary fit.
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