legislative and independent judicial and branches, as impartial judiciary.’ well as the existence of an See International Principles on the Independence and Accountability of Judges, Lawyers and Prosecutors, _Practitioner’s Commission of Jurists, Guide No. 1, __ International 2004, p.19. 64. The principle of separation of powers is aptly captured in Articles 3 and 4 of the Inter-American Democratic Charter as follows: “The executive, three the legislature and the judiciary constitute separate Different and organs of the responsibilities. permissible independent By for any State virtue have of branch branches of government. exclusive this and separation, of power specific it is to interfere not into the others’ sphere.” 65. However, O. H. & we do also reproduce Jackson, P., Sweet & Maxwell, a persuasive argument ‘Constitutional 2001. 8th Edition, and in Phillips, Administrative Law’, p.12 on the limitations of a complete separation of powers: “A complete distribution separation of the three of powers, functions in the sense of government of among three independent sets of organs with no over-lapping co-ordination, government taken to would to a advocate (even if theoretically stand-still. is conferment of too much the What the prevention of or possible) doctrine tyranny a bring must by be the power on any one person or body, and the check of one power by another.” Reference No.1 5 of 2014 Page 29