Dictatorship And The Concept Of Good Government - 1221 Words

Dictatorship and the Concept of Good Government Introduction The government form of dictatorship (literally, ‘a chief magistrate’ from Latin ) is a form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations , and is often stood in direct contrast to the government form of democracy (literally, ‘rule by the people’ from Latin ), a system of government in which all the people of a state... are involved in making decisions about its affairs, typically by voting to elect representatives to a parliament or similar assembly. ‘Good government’ is the description of how a government is supposed to be constituted and run, under the principles of good government. To be classed as a†¦show more content†¦Promising to uphold the tenants of democracy after the political instability of a military coup had subsided, Amin’s legitimacy as third president of Uganda began to be cemented in the United Kingdom, among other parts of the western world whilst these aforementioned crimes against humanity continued. It would not be until 1977 when the UK would officially sever diplomatic ties with the dictator8. Consensus Oriented Consensus decision-making is a group decision-making process in which group members develop, and agree to support, a decision in the best interest of the whole . This is displayed within the context of Australia’s representative democracy in two steps; first, via the delegates/representatives who stand for the will of the people are elected via consensus at an election, where the elected are those with the popular vote; and secondly, via the delegates/representatives standing for the will of the people during parliamentary hearings, where, once again, the popular vote is taken as the choice that will be enacted. Contrastingly, in dictatorial Uganda, these group decision-making processes are completely ignored. The will of one man – Idi Amin – is viewed as that of the people, who will then be forced into submission or face threats of thuggery, extortion, or public execution . This breaches the tenant as this is not the will of popular opinion of the people, however, a subset of the people who have the power (the dictator