The Doctrine of Separation of Power
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But the fact that the constitution at the same time clearly creates an environment where this power must be shared among the three arms, as opposed to the powers being vested in one individual, like it used to be in monarchies where the king or the emperor used to be the source of the law, the executive and the judge for the nation.... For instance, the judiciary, it being the arm given the mandate to interpret the laws of the land, has the mandate to nullify a legislation if they find it not in line with the constitution, or of the legislation is seen to have some negative elements that contradict other already existing laws....