... down who can do what and to whom. The British constitution is unwritten/uncodified (not written down on any papers), which means it is flexible (easy to amend and make changes). Our constitution is also unitary which means that power is centralised and focussed around the national government and is not dispersed into other local governments. Separation of Powers allocates and limits specific powers to differing institutions. The principle of Separation of Powers, distinguishes between three functions of government, the legislature, executive and judiciary. We need a Separation of powers to check that each branch of government is not abusing its powers against either of the two remaining branches. This doctrine of Separation of powers believes that each of the three institutions of government should be vested in separate functions with no overlap, as giving one branch excessive power can be a threat on our individual liberty. Some constitutions believe that the ...

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