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Amajor feature of modern democracies is the separation of powers, that is the division of government into three branches — legislature, executive and judiciary — which are, in some way, independent of each other and which exercise different powers. In this way, power is dispersed and tyranny avoided.
Judicial independence is a consequence of the separation of powers. It requires that the judiciary should be free from the control of, or interference from, the other branches of government.
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