The paper examines the separation of powers in presidential and parliamentary systems. Some writers have argued that the separation of powers is not a feature of parliamentary systems. The paper examines the reasons for this scepticism, why it is groundless, and the ways in which the separation of powers structures the United Kingdom's constitutional order.

Our 2020 Annual Conference was scheduled to be held at the University of Wrocław in Poland on July 9-11, 2020.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ICON·S Executive Committee has decided to postpone our 2020 Conference to 2021. Our next Annual Conference will take place from July 8-10, 2021, in Wrocław, Poland.
Procedural details regarding the organization of the 2021 Conference will follow in the months ahead.
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