Their precept was that no particular person ought to be ready to usurp all powers of the state, in contrast to the absolutist theory of Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan. Sun Yat-sen’s Five Power Constitution for the Republic of China took the separation of powers additional by having two further branches of government—a Control Yuan for auditing oversight and an Examination Yuan to handle the employment of public officials. As time went on, many felt that the frequent law was overly systematised and rigid, and growing numbers of citizens petitioned the King to override the common law. On the King’s behalf, the …
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