Colonial courts combined all government powers without separating them.

Evidence

Separation of powers was notably absent. Jobs were handed over to this or that institution, and nobody cared about or even understood distinctions between legislative, judicial, and executive powers: separation of powers was an idea whose time had not yet come. — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 179

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Courts legally confirmed unbounded colonial power over native populations — David Theo Goldberg, The Racial State, 70; Colonial administrators combined prosecutorial and judicial powers over Africans — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 310

Broader Connections

• Colonial administrators combined prosecutorial and judicial powers over Africans #exemplifies (0.90) — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 310
• Courts legally confirmed unbounded colonial power over native populations #expands (0.80) — David Theo Goldberg, The Racial State, 70