By DARLINGTON CHILUBATHE previous article briefly detailed how sovereignty is cushioned in the United States of America (USA), the Republic of South Africa, Russia and Kenya. Interesting was that some nations preferred to identify sovereignty in terms of national values such as equality and human advancement, while others enshrined it as privilege granted to government by the people through the voting system. This second part takes on the issue of executive power as enshrined in various constitutions in respect of the Presidency only. In Zambia, Part VII and Article 90 of Zambian law gives that ‘The Executive authority derives from the people of Zambia…’ The idea is presidential power is a prerogative of the people. In the USA, Article II of Section 1 reads that ‘The Executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term…elected…’ In China, Section 2 and Article 79 of their law […]
A BRIEF COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EXECUTIVE POWER (PART 2)
