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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	ParaguayReviewed	SwitzerlandReviewed	AustriaReviewed	NamibiaReviewed
Legal family	Civil law	Civil law	Civil law	Mixed Roman-Dutch and English common law
System of government	Unitary presidential republic	Federal semi-direct democratic republic	Federal parliamentary republic	Semi-presidential republic
Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay	Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation	Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz (B-VG)	Constitution of the Republic of Namibia
In force since	1992	1999	1920	1990
Capital	Asunción	Bern	Vienna	Windhoek
Official languages	Spanish, Guaraní	German, French, Italian, Romansh	German	English
Currency	Paraguayan guaraní (PYG)	Swiss Franc (CHF)	Euro (EUR)	Namibian dollar (NAD)
Population	6,900,000	8,900,000	9,100,000	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.	Competences not expressly assigned to the Confederation remain with the 26 cantons, which have their own constitutions, parliaments, governments and courts. Sovereignty is further shared with the electorate: the optional referendum can overturn any federal statute, and the popular initiative can amend the Constitution directly.	Nine Länder hold their own constitutions, parliaments and governments, but the federation retains far more legislative power than in Germany or Switzerland; much Länder activity is administering federal law (mittelbare Bundesverwaltung). Three separate high courts sit at the apex, for constitutional, administrative and ordinary matters respectively.	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.	A draft goes through a formal consultation procedure (Vernehmlassung) with cantons and interest groups, then must be adopted in identical terms by both chambers, with a conciliation procedure to resolve differences. It then faces a hundred-day window in which 50,000 citizens can demand an optional referendum; only after that period, or a favourable vote, does it enter into force.	Bills originate with the government, members of the Nationalrat, the Bundesrat or a popular initiative, and pass three readings in the Nationalrat. The Bundesrat may object but can normally be overridden. The Federal President authenticates the law, the Chancellor countersigns, and it is published in the Bundesgesetzblatt.	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.	The Rechtsanwalt / avocat / avvocato qualification is cantonal: a law degree, a supervised traineeship and a cantonal bar examination, after which registration in a cantonal register permits practice throughout Switzerland. The Swiss Bar Association federates the cantonal bars. Notaries are separately regulated, and in some cantons the office is a public monopoly.	A Rechtsanwalt qualifies through a law degree, five years of practical training including at least three in a law firm and some months at court, and the bar examination. Admission is via the regional bar chambers under the umbrella of the Österreichischer Rechtsanwaltskammertag. Notaries are a separate profession with appointments limited in number.	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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