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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	SwedenReviewed	ChadIndexed	ChileReviewed	NamibiaReviewed
Legal family	Civil law (Nordic)	Mixed (French civil law, customary and Islamic law)	Civil law	Mixed Roman-Dutch and English common law
System of government	Constitutional monarchy	Unitary presidential republic	Unitary presidential republic	Semi-presidential republic
Constitution	The four Fundamental Laws (Grundlagar)	Constitution of the Republic of Chad	Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile	Constitution of the Republic of Namibia
In force since	1974	2023	1980	1990
Capital	Stockholm	N'Djamena	Santiago	Windhoek
Official languages	Swedish	French, Arabic	Spanish	English
Currency	Swedish krona (SEK)	Central African CFA franc (XAF)	Chilean peso (CLP)	Namibian dollar (NAD)
Population	10,600,000	18,300,000	19,600,000	2,600,000
Division of powers	Parliamentary government with a ceremonial monarch, strong independent public agencies that ministers may not instruct on individual cases, and separate general and administrative courts.	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. Sixteen regions administer but do not legislate. Regional governors have been directly elected since 2021, which shifted real power away from the centrally appointed delegates, but legislative competence remains exclusively national.	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	Government bills are prepared through the distinctive committee-of-inquiry and referral (remiss) process, examined by Riksdag committees and the Council on Legislation, and adopted by the Riksdag.	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 originate with the President or in either chamber, though tax, budget and social-security bills are the President's exclusive initiative — an unusually strong executive agenda power. Both chambers must approve; a mixed committee resolves conflict. The President may veto, overridden by two-thirds. Constitutional amendment needs four-sevenths of sitting members, with two-thirds for certain entrenched chapters.	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	The title advokat is reserved for members of the Swedish Bar Association; representation in court is otherwise relatively open.	Avocats admitted through the Ordre des avocats du Tchad; the profession is concentrated in N'Djamena.	A five-year degree, a supervised practice period, and admission by the Supreme Court itself, which is unusual — the Court, not a bar, confers the title of abogado. Membership of the Colegio de Abogados has been voluntary since 1981, so the Court retains disciplinary jurisdiction over misconduct.	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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