How does maintaining a respected and independent Judiciary tie in with overall good governance in a society?
Again it has to do with checks and balances. As the saying goes power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. You cannot have a situation where any arm of the state feels that it has absolute power. If such a situation develops the natural response would be for the other arms to step in and keep it in check. The Judiciary has played that critical role whenever the Executive abuses its authority. The normal citizen, the man on the street as we say can go to the court for redress if he feels his constitutional rights have been breached. This can be the deprivation of property, freedom of expression, freedom of conscience, freedom of assembly, and right to liberty, whatever. If you feel your rights are being breached you can go to the court for redress and that is one way of stopping or controlling abuse of executive power. It is really critical to have an independent Judiciary with strong judges who are fair but at the same time fearless and willing to uphold the law whatever th
