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| Attribute | NigerIndexed | DenmarkReviewed | IraqReviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Civil law (French tradition) | Civil law (Nordic) | Civil law with Islamic law influence |
| System of government | Republic under military-led government | Constitutional monarchy | Federal parliamentary republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of the Seventh Republic (suspended) | Constitutional Act of Denmark (Grundloven) | Constitution of the Republic of Iraq |
| In force since | 2010 | 1953 | 2005 |
| Capital | Niamey | Copenhagen | Baghdad |
| Official languages | French, Hausa, Zarma | Danish | Arabic, Kurdish |
| Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) | Danish krone (DKK) | Iraqi dinar (IQD) |
| Population | 26,200,000 | 5,900,000 | 45,500,000 |
| Division of powers | Under the suspended constitution, a semi-presidential system with a President, Prime Minister and National Assembly. Currently executive and legislative authority is concentrated in the CNSP and an appointed government. | Parliamentary government in which the cabinet is drawn from and answerable to the Folketing, with an independent unified judiciary. | Genuinely federal in form: 15 governorates not organised into a region, plus the Kurdistan Region, which has its own Parliament, government, judiciary and security forces. Governorates may petition to form new regions. Residual powers lie with the regions and governorates rather than the centre, and regional law prevails over federal law outside the exclusive federal competences — the reverse of the usual federal rule. |
| How law is made | Legislation is currently made by order of the governing authority and published in the Journal Officiel. The suspended constitution provided for ordinary parliamentary passage and presidential promulgation. | 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 proposed by the President with the Council of Ministers, or by ten members or a committee of the Council of Representatives. They pass two readings and a vote, and the President ratifies within fifteen days, after which they are published and take effect. The Federation Council envisaged by the Constitution has never been created, so there is no second chamber in practice. |
| Legal profession | Avocats admitted through the Barreau du Niger after a law degree and traineeship; notaires and huissiers are separate offices. | A single advokat profession admitted after a law degree, practical training and a bar course; judges are appointed from experienced lawyers. | Lawyers are admitted by the Iraqi Bar Association under the Advocacy Law, with grades of practice determining which courts a member may appear in — a seniority ladder rather than a single right of audience. The Bar is self-governing and its licence is required for court work. The Kurdistan Region has its own bar association, and the two are administratively distinct, so practitioners generally hold the licence appropriate to where they appear. |
A comparison table flattens nuance by design. Where a difference matters to a decision you are making, open both portals and read the section in full — the constitutional detail behind a one-line summary is often the part that governs the outcome.