Nezavisni državni organi
Independent state bodies

Author(s): Jadranka Jelinčić
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, Governance, EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development
Published by: CPES - Centar za primenjene evropske studije
Keywords: representative democracy; parliament; government; judiciary
Summary/Abstract: According to the principle of separation of powers in a system of electoral representative democracy, the parliament (first branch), the government (second branch) and the judiciary (third branch) are the backbone of the institutional arrangements of democratic states. The separation of powers implies that each of the three branches of government is independent of the other two. At the same time, their mutual relations are based on the principle of mutual limitation and control. The same applies to Serbia.

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