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In governance ethics and political philosophy, this principle is why the separation of powers and transparency are foundations of the rule of law.
How do two brothers divide the property their father left them?
They have no papers and have no intention of going to court or seeking mediation.
In Albanian customary law, an act that can drag on for years on the judicial ladder, or turn into a family drama, is resolved with a single sentence:
"One divides, the other chooses."
This separation is not just a practical solution, but a simple mechanism of justice, which produces peace in the family, tribe, and society.
The one who divides tries to be fair, because he doesn't know which share will fall to him.
This old rule isn't just for inheritance.
It is a powerful metaphor for a universal principle:
He who divides does not choose. He who makes laws does not benefit.
In governance ethics and political philosophy, this principle is why the separation of powers and transparency are foundations of the rule of law. They are the mechanisms that protect the system from capture by those who built it.
Because when the one who divides chooses for himself, the law ceases to be just and becomes an instrument of power.
Where this begins, legal robbery begins.
And just as two brothers divide land without a court or papers, even a modern society can build peace on an ancient and just rule:
One divides, the other chooses.
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