Montesquieu
- Jurist
- Montesquieu
- School
- Separation of Powers
- Father of
- Modern doctrine of Separation of Powers
- Theory
- Separation of Powers; Environmental/Historical school precursor (laws must adapt to climate, geography, and culture).
- Quote
There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.
- Books
The Spirit of the Laws (De l'Esprit des Lois, 1748), Persian Letters (1721)
- Propounded
Tripartite separation of legislative, executive and judicial functions; checks and balances; influence of climate and geography on laws
- Born
- 1689
- Died
- 1755
- Portrait
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