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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	ParaguayReviewed	DenmarkReviewed	BelarusReviewed	BeninReviewed	NamibiaReviewed
Legal family	Civil law	Civil law (Nordic)	Civil law	Civil law (French tradition)	Mixed Roman-Dutch and English common law
System of government	Unitary presidential republic	Constitutional monarchy	Unitary presidential republic	Unitary presidential republic	Semi-presidential republic
Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay	Constitutional Act of Denmark (Grundloven)	Constitution of the Republic of Belarus	Constitution of the Republic of Benin	Constitution of the Republic of Namibia
In force since	1992	1953	1994	1990	1990
Capital	Asunción	Copenhagen	Minsk	Porto-Novo	Windhoek
Official languages	Spanish, Guaraní	Danish	Belarusian, Russian	French, Fon, Yoruba	English
Currency	Paraguayan guaraní (PYG)	Danish krone (DKK)	Belarusian rouble (BYN)	West African CFA franc (XOF)	Namibian dollar (NAD)
Population	6,900,000	5,900,000	9,100,000	13,700,000	2,600,000
Division of powers	Unitary with seventeen departments and the capital district, each with an elected governor and departmental board holding administrative and limited fiscal competence. Legislative power is national.	Parliamentary government in which the cabinet is drawn from and answerable to the Folketing, with an independent unified judiciary.	Strongly presidential: the President legislates by decree, appoints half of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court leadership, and the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly holds constitutional functions above the ordinary branches.	Presidential system without a Prime Minister for most of its history, a unicameral National Assembly, and a Constitutional Court with broad access rules.	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 may start in either chamber and must pass both. The President may object in whole or part; Congress overcomes an objection by absolute majority in both chambers. Constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds vote of each chamber and ratification by referendum; wholesale reform requires a constituent assembly.	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 pass the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic and are signed by the President, who may return them. Separately, the President may issue decrees and edicts with the force of law, including on matters otherwise reserved to statute.	Bills are examined in committee and voted in plenary by the National Assembly. The President promulgates; the Constitutional Court may be seised before or after promulgation, including by individuals.	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 law degree and registration of the title with the Supreme Court, which maintains the roll and exercises discipline. Bar membership is voluntary. Because both Spanish and Guaraní are official, courts must provide interpretation, and practitioners outside Asunción are commonly bilingual.	A single advokat profession admitted after a law degree, practical training and a bar course; judges are appointed from experienced lawyers.	Advocacy is organised through territorial bar collegiums under close Ministry of Justice supervision; 2021 amendments abolished independent practice and required membership of a legal consultancy office.	Avocats admitted through the Barreau du Bénin; notaires and huissiers are separate ministerial officers.	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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