Nor is there liberty if the power of judging is not separate from legislative power and from executive power.
If it were joined to legislative power, the power over the life and liberty of
the citizens would be arbitrary, for the judge would be the legislator. If it
were joined to executive power, the judge could have the force of an
oppressor -Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws. In this passage,
Montesquieu is making reference to