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| Attribute | ZambiaReviewed | ChadIndexed | GrenadaReviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | English common law with customary law | Mixed (French civil law, customary and Islamic law) | Common law |
| System of government | Presidential republic | Unitary presidential republic | Constitutional monarchy |
| Constitution | Constitution of Zambia | Constitution of the Republic of Chad | The Grenada Constitution |
| In force since | 1991 | 2023 | 1973 |
| Capital | Lusaka | N'Djamena | Saint George's |
| Official languages | English | French, Arabic | English |
| Currency | Zambian kwacha (ZMW) | Central African CFA franc (XAF) | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Population | 20,600,000 | 18,300,000 | 126,000 |
| Division of powers | Unitary with ten provinces and decentralised district councils. Chiefs administer customary land through the House of Chiefs, which advises on matters of custom and tradition. | 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. The state comprises Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique; Carriacou and Petite Martinique have a Ministry and local administration but no separate legislature. |
| How law is made | Bills are published in the Gazette, read three times in the National Assembly with committee scrutiny, and presented for presidential assent. Constitutional amendments require two-thirds of the membership, and amendments touching the bill of rights or the sovereignty provisions additionally require a national referendum — the reason several attempted rights reforms have stalled. | 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 three readings in both Houses and receive the Governor-General's assent. Constitutional amendments to entrenched provisions need a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives and then approval by a referendum, a double lock that has defeated every reform package put to voters. |
| Legal profession | A fused profession of practitioners admitted after a law degree and the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education programme, regulated by the Law Association of Zambia; senior practitioners may be appointed State Counsel. | Avocats admitted through the Ordre des avocats du Tchad; the profession is concentrated in N'Djamena. | A fused profession of legal practitioners admitted by the High Court under the Legal Profession Act, after a law degree and the Legal Education Certificate. The Grenada Bar Association represents practitioners. |
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