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| Attribute | DenmarkReviewed | ChadIndexed | EswatiniReviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Civil law (Nordic) | Mixed (French civil law, customary and Islamic law) | Mixed Roman-Dutch, English common law and Swazi customary law |
| System of government | Constitutional monarchy | Unitary presidential republic | Absolute monarchy |
| Constitution | Constitutional Act of Denmark (Grundloven) | Constitution of the Republic of Chad | Constitution of the Kingdom of Eswatini |
| In force since | 1953 | 2023 | 2005 |
| Capital | Copenhagen | N'Djamena | Mbabane |
| Official languages | Danish | French, Arabic | siSwati, English |
| Currency | Danish krone (DKK) | Central African CFA franc (XAF) | Swazi lilangeni (SZL) |
| Population | 5,900,000 | 18,300,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Division of powers | Parliamentary government in which the cabinet is drawn from and answerable to the Folketing, with an independent unified judiciary. | Presidential system with a Prime Minister, a bicameral Parliament of National Assembly and Senate under the 2023 text, and a judiciary headed by the Supreme Court. | Unitary with four regions and 55 tinkhundla constituencies that combine electoral and administrative functions. Chiefs administer Swazi Nation Land under the King as trustee. |
| How law is made | Bills pass three readings in the Folketing and receive royal assent. A minority of members can require certain bills to be put to a referendum. | Bills are examined in committee and plenary and passed by the legislature, then promulgated by the President. The Constitutional Council may be seised before promulgation. | Bills pass the House of Assembly and Senate and require royal assent, which the King may withhold. The King may also legislate by decree in defined circumstances, and bills touching Swazi law and custom are referred to traditional structures. Constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds majority of both chambers sitting jointly, and for entrenched provisions a referendum. |
| Legal profession | A single advokat profession admitted after a law degree, practical training and a bar course; judges are appointed from experienced lawyers. | Avocats admitted through the Ordre des avocats du Tchad; the profession is concentrated in N'Djamena. | A fused profession of attorneys admitted by the High Court after a law degree and articles, regulated by the Law Society of Eswatini; advocates may be admitted separately for higher-court work. |
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