Separation of Powers

Lecture on the separation of powers for students studying law in the UK.
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[@s1attempts0creation7]

Marcus, you are all that's stopping me from dropping law. Thank you.

[@marcuscleaver]

lol keep going, I got you ;)

[@marinaarmstrong8877]

Thank you so much Marcus Cleaver for your videos. If it was not for you I would have given up studying Law. You make the material far more clear and easy to understand than my Tutors and Lecturers at Uni.

[@Nefetiti1]

I wish I'd found your site earlier, I'm revsing for exams. I'm glad I did discover it, and I'm sharing with my friends, your videos are great, just the right amout of time, straight to the point and valid pointers. Thank you.

[@marcuscleaver]

Thanks so much, good luck in the exams!

[@Oleafe]

These lectures may just be saving my life, if only I had found them earlier!!

[@ERICBAHLOO64]

Thank you very much Marcus for your teachings : straightforward, realistic and clear. Great job !

[@hopemoyo4487]

I cant tell you how great these videos are for exam revision!! Great work!!! also,thank you!!

[@lisarhodes9398]

Clear and easy to understand. A fantastic lecture as usual. You are doing a great job, and it is much appreciated!! Thank you

[@tmuzaffa]

Thank you, Marcus! Please make more videos, they are so helpful when the readings just make a hash of your concepts!

[@marcuscleaver]

Thanks for the lovely comment!

[@asheqrahman5900]

Tanya Muzaffar second that

[@Ogusie]

"when the readings just make a hash of your concepts!" ....have no idea what all this meant

[@pjj876]

I love this guy! Thank you 🙏

[@patrickboni6429]

Thanks for the concise approach to the course.

[@marinaarmstrong8877]

Thank you. Your videos are very helpful and clear.

[@cristinarizzi7163]

Thanks Marcus! Brilliant lecture! To the point, clear, thorough. Wish our lecturers were so! Please upload more :)

[@marcuscleaver]

Thanks Cristina!! :)

[@adamlevy3202]

Awesome videos my man.

[@shaziagul7905]

thank you Marcus, this makes so much more sense now :)

[@shaziagul7905]

thank you Marcus, this makes so much more sense :)

[@MsRated1]

Simplified beautifully! :)

[@asheqrahman5900]

Excellent lecture . Thanks 🙏

[@reehanacharya6229]

Great Videos very well explained

[@MisssTashaOD]

Thank you for this lecture! Very easy to follow and understand.

[@marcuscleaver]

You are more than welcome! Thanks again for a lovely comment Tasha :)

[@navruzsultanov6577]

thank for lecture )) very helpful )

[@nikeotitoju4006]

Great. Thank you

[@azrahussain6857]

Thank you, ☺️

[@riwabensaoud8711]

extremely helpful thank you

[@DianaFlores-fz8sc]

Hello Marcus, first of all I love your videos, you have a great talent teaching, I understand a lot more with your videos than forever long lectures. Can you please make one video on contract, thanks

[@garymckenzie9676]

Respect Marcus. Very clear lecture.

[@marcuscleaver]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ruthykaysruthkarashani3085]

Thanks 😊

[@genieabbott8286]

Marcus how are you so good at this? Honestly, thank you for sharing your clarity and understanding! Am curious, what's your fave area of law?

[@enchantressfx8683]

can you do a lecture on contract law? misrepresentation or mistake

[@meonlyme5931]

Hi Marcus, amazing site could hear your voice in my exams. Any chance of some contract lectures please.

[@sanzidazannat209]

Thank u so much sir... This is really helpful.

[@marcuscleaver]

No worries :)

[@jackiechan3509]

I believe if scammers and the black market is smart they will notice and pay attention to the laws of land ......common sense is free

[@leenawalker753]

aaaw marcus, thank you, this helped a lot! :)

[@marcuscleaver]

Yay! Thanks Allenah! :)

[@gowengetar7180]

Hi Marcus, Any chance of doing a lecture on Constitutional conventions please?

[@louisbozzi-catlin7849]

Correct me if I'm mistaken but I think Bagehot is not critical of the fusion between the executive and the legislature but is rather in favour of it. He describes it as the 'efficient secret of the English constitution' and sees it as preferable to the rigid separation of powers that exists in the US.

[@monikaveleva1808]

Hello! your videos are by far the most helpful! would it be possible if you could cover a few more topics?

[@marcuscleaver]

That's the hope!

[@enchantressfx8683]

THANK YOU SO MUCH.. i got exams tomorrow and this clear up everything...... on the topic of SoP

[@marcuscleaver]

Great stuff! Good luck in the exam :)

[@enchantressfx8683]

marcuscleaver thank you so much

[@fatimasohail1324]

Hi Marcus you are amazing, making things a lot clearer. I have one question, so between the parliamentary sovereignty and separation of power which one is most important in uks constitutional arrangements?

[@conoburn1759]

This is good, but two things: (1) Walter Bagehot was not critical of the fusion of the Executive and Legislature in the UK - to the contrary he described it as the efficient secret of our Constitution; (2) The Home Secretary no longer sets the minimum tariff for life sentences - following cases such as McGonnell v United Kingdom; and V v United Kingdom; the ECtHR ruled it incompatible with the Article 6 right to a fair trial, hence the judiciary now decide.

[@marcuscleaver]

1) Great point, in fact Bagehot was critical of the US for having too clear a separation of powers. 2) Yes in fact I believe this is actually codified in statute now under the Criminal Justice Act 2003: www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/sentencing_-_mandatory_life_sentences_in_murder_cases/ Thanks for the feedback - M

[@iraqiaa013]

thank you keep going please :)

[@marcuscleaver]

Will do! :D

[@joehirst8162]

Thanks for the slide Marcus it has really helped me for my SoP section for the exam, do you think that the question will be 'Does the UK have a separation of powers?' or do you think there is a chance that something else could be asked for the Con&Ad exam on Tuesday and if so, what?

[@marcuscleaver]

It's normally similar but I think it asks directly about the impact of CRA05 on the separation of powers.

[@joehirst8162]

+marcuscleaver Okay thanks, you also mentioned the M v Home Office case and the R v R case in your video, would you recommend any other cases or does this question not really require a lot of them?

[@marcuscleaver]

+Joe Hirst Nah it's mainly a question of institutions and theory rather than case law.

[@louiseheard9784]

Marcus do you have any mind maps for these topics to add our revision that you'd be happy to share?

[@marcuscleaver]

Unfortunately not. :(

[@jessiecarter338]

Great video! I just have one question. What did you mean about the Scottish General Election? You said that SNP had 56 seats, but in fact the Conservatives won? Are you talking about the 2015 general election?

[@marcuscleaver]

Haha yeah that must have been it. Will probably be a similar result in next month's general election too although the polls suggest the Tories might do a bit better North of the border...

[@jessiecarter338]

Not sure I understand. Are you saying that even though the SNP won the election in Scotland the Conservatives won the UK General Election so in fact Scotland is under "Conservative Control"?

[@simrannaseer]

can you do parliamentary sovereignty please???

[@marcuscleaver]

+simran naseer It's next on the list :)

[@simrannaseer]

when??

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[@mry2451]

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[@marcuscleaver]

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[@bethanyclingan1905]

"sent an immigrant back to its country" and stopped yourself from calling them a person? Bit concerning

[@shaziagul7905]

thank you Marcus, this makes so much more sense now :)

[@marcuscleaver]

Thanks for the lovely comment Shazia! :D