Part IV · Right to Constitutional Remedies
Article 50 Separation of judiciary from executive.
In force
This article asks the State to separate the judiciary from the executive in the public services. The aim is that officers who run the administration should not also decide cases. Separation protects fairness in trials. The criminal procedure reforms of 1973 carried this principle into practice.
- The State shall take steps to separate the judiciary from the executive in the public services of the State.
What it means
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This article asks the State to separate the judiciary from the executive in the public services. The aim is that officers who run the administration should not also decide cases. Separation protects fairness in trials. The criminal procedure reforms of 1973 carried this principle into practice.