THE BIBLICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SEPARATION OF POWER AND THE CATALYSING FUNCTION OF JUDGES
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https://doi.org/10.14210/nej.v29n1.p230-253Keywords:
Separation of powers, Constitutionalism, Judicial supremacy, Judicial function, Christian foundations of the separation of powersAbstract
Contextualization: This article asserts that, indeed, based on a conceptual reconstruction of the notion of "separation of powers," this work defends the thesis that the Scriptures attribute to judges the function of encou-raging political authorities to behave virtuously to protect the rights and interests of individuals.
Objective: The objective is to argue that the Bible underpins the principle of the separation of powers and as-signs judges the function of encouraging political authorities to behave virtuously, in order to pro-tect the rights and interests of the people.
Method: The article employs a deductive method to reconstruct the notion of "separation of powers" from the Scriptures, discussing the conceptions of separation of powers and analyzing biblical examples that support this thesis.
Results: The conclusions presented in this article are relevant to supporting a conception that encourages jud-ges to play a catalytic role, so that political authorities effectively protect the rights and interests of people through the creation of laws and the formulation of public policies.
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