The LSB case � position paper

The independence of the judiciary necessitates that there should be freedom from influence or control from the executive and legislative branches of the government. Judges, under our dispensation, have the power of life and death over individuals through the imposition of the death penalty. They have the power to restrict the enjoyment of the freedoms and privileges enshrined in the Constitution. They interpret the law and the Constitution. Judges have the power to overturn or affirm legislation passed by the Legislature. They have the power to restrain or endorse the powers of the Executive. They wield the power to affect the daily lives of all the people in this country and beyond.