Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Estructura de Poderes

English translation:

Separation of Powers

Added to glossary by Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes
May 28, 2009 18:45
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Estructura de Poderes

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law (general) Legal Environment of Business
Will you please help with the following phrase:

"Sistema Legal y Estructura de Poderes"

Thanks in advance!
Change log

May 31, 2009 17:51: Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/24860">Maria Etchegoyen Sanchez's</a> old entry - "Estructura de Poderes"" to ""Separation of powers""

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Division of powers

With no further contexts, this is what first comes to my mind.

Example:
DROI0087-1 : Introduction to public, european and international law
The first chapters deal with Law as such, basics of a juridical system, sovereignty, the division of powers, checks and balances, the main choices ot State ...
progcours.ulg.ac.be/cocoon/en/cours/DROI0087-1.html

Argentine Constitution of 1853 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
16 Apr 2009 ... the base of the current Argentine juridical system. ..... It formally introduced the division of powers of the republican system, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Constitution_of_185

Security, strategy, and critical theory - Google Books Result
by Richard Wyn Jones - 1999 - Political Science - 191 pages
... of decisionmaking power and that the principle of the division of powers is ... To this end he recommends that the independence of the legal system and ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=1555873359...

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Note added at 36 mins (2009-05-28 19:21:10 GMT)
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Simon Charas "forced" me to rethink my answer and find the more usual term for what I meant, but which would not come to my mind:SEPARATION OF POWERS. Thank you.

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Note added at 38 mins (2009-05-28 19:23:28 GMT)
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Still, there is too little context provided by the asker. It could just as well mean the division of powers within the judiciary.
Note from asker:
Thank you very much!
Peer comment(s):

agree Simon Charass : Although I don’t think that “Division of powers” is the best term; I do agree with the general explanation.
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Thank you. You are right. It is "Separation of powers". Thank you for pointing it out.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Muchas gracias a ambos! Realmente no se como dividir los puntos porq se merecen mitad y mitad. Otra vez, les agradezco mucho el aporte."
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Powers of Attorney Framework

Legal System and Powers of Attorney Framework

Mike :)
Peer comment(s):

agree eski : Spot on, Mike :))
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Thank ou, eski - Mike :)
agree De Novi
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Thank you, Zanne - Mike :)
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Power Structure

The situation is different with regard to the legal systems on the ... First, the label of law implies the recognition of a certain power structure, ...
www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-34903324_ITM

17 Dec 2008 ... A power structure is a system to decide who can decide, and for how long their decision stands, and who can be forced to comply with their ...
simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_structure
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legal system and branches of government

I think this is what is meant
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power relationship structure

In the absence of context, I'd say this is a good shot.
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separation of powers

Revista de derecho (Valparaíso) - The doctrine regarding ...
The doctrine regarding separation of powers and the chilean judicial power ..... de poder no está referida a ninguna estructura orgánica específica. ...
www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-68512... - 153k - En caché - Páginas similares

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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2009-05-30 05:10:10 GMT)
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Lo siento. Acabo de ver que alguien más anotó "separation of powers".
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