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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	BotswanaReviewed	LuxembourgReviewed	NamibiaReviewed
Legal family	Mixed Roman-Dutch and English common law	Civil law	Mixed Roman-Dutch and English common law
System of government	Parliamentary republic	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy	Semi-presidential republic
Constitution	Constitution of Botswana	Constitution of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg	Constitution of the Republic of Namibia
In force since	1966	1868	1990
Capital	Gaborone	Luxembourg City	Windhoek
Official languages	English, Setswana	Luxembourgish, French, German	English
Currency	Botswana pula (BWP)	Euro (EUR)	Namibian dollar (NAD)
Population	2,680,000	670,000	2,600,000
Division of powers	Unitary. Districts and sub-districts administer central policy, and the House of Chiefs (Ntlo ya Dikgosi) is an advisory chamber that must be consulted on bills affecting customary law, tribal organisation and tribal property.	A unitary state with communes as the only subordinate tier. Like France and Belgium it maintains a dual judicial structure: ordinary courts under the Cour de cassation and a separate administrative order under the Cour administrative, with the Constitutional Court resolving conflicts between them.	Unitary with 14 administrative regions and elected regional councils, which also constitute the National Council, the upper chamber. Traditional authorities exercise recognised functions over communal land and customary law.
How law is made	Bills are introduced in the National Assembly, take three readings with committee scrutiny between the second and third, and go to the President for assent. Bills affecting customary law, tribal property or the organisation of the tribes must first be referred to the Ntlo ya Dikgosi for its opinion, though that opinion does not bind the Assembly.	Because parliament is unicameral, a compensating safeguard applies: the Conseil d’État gives a formal opinion on every bill, and the Chamber must either hold a second vote at least three months after the first or be dispensed from it by the Chamber and the Conseil d’État acting together. The Grand Duke then promulgates the law and it is published in the Journal officiel via Legilux.	Bills pass the National Assembly through three readings, then go to the National Council for review. The Council may confirm, propose amendments, or object; the Assembly can override an objection by a two-thirds majority. The President then assents, and constitutional amendments require two-thirds of both chambers and may never diminish the rights chapter.
Legal profession	A fused profession of attorneys admitted by the High Court after a recognised law degree and articles of pupillage; there is no split between advocates and attorneys, and the Law Society of Botswana regulates practice.	Avocats are admitted to the Bar of Luxembourg or of Diekirch after a law degree, the complementary course in Luxembourg law and a two-year traineeship, and are listed on List I or List II depending on the right to appear. Working knowledge of French, German and Luxembourgish is required for admission. Notaries form a separate numerus clausus profession.	A fused profession under the Legal Practitioners Act: a single class of legal practitioner is admitted after a law degree and the Justice Training Centre's postgraduate course, and the Law Society of Namibia regulates practice.

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