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The Constitution defines the Kingdom of Bhutan as a democratic constitutional monarchy belonging to the people of the Kingdom. The territory of Bhutan is divided into 20 Dzongkhags (Districts) with each consisting of Gewogs (Counties) and Thromdes (Municipalities).
A map of Bhutan showing its 20 dzongkhags.Currently, each dzongkhag has between two and five National Assembly constituencies. The table below lists the 47 National Assembly constituencies with the name of the dzongkhag they are in, the number of constituent gewogs, [B] and the number of registered voters.
The following is a list of national constitutions by country, ... Constitution of Bhutan: July 18, 2008: 13,632 Constitution of Bolivia: February 7, 2009: 39,375
Ugyen Wangchuk with his councilors at Punakha, Bhutan (1905) Bhutan elects its legislative branch through universal suffrage under the Constitution of 2008. The Bhutanese parliament is bicameral, consisting of a National Council (upper house) and a National Assembly (lower house). Prior to 2008, the legislative branch was the unicameral Tshogdu.
The law of Bhutan originates in the semi-theocratic Tsa Yig legal code, and was heavily influenced through the twentieth century by English common law. [1] As Bhutan democratizes, its government has examined many countries' legal systems and modeled its reforms after their laws. [2] The supreme law of Bhutan is the Constitution of 2008.
High Court of Bhutan; Established: 3 November 1967 [1] Jurisdiction: Bhutan: Location: Thimphu: Composition method: Appointment by the Druk Gyalpo from a list of drangpons of dzongkhag courts or from eminent jurists on the recommendation of the National Judicial Commission [1] Authorised by: Constitution of Bhutan: Website: www.highcourt.gov.bt ...
Bhutan is located between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and India on the eastern slopes of the Himalayas in South Asia. [1] Dzongkhags are the primary subdivisions of Bhutan. They possess a number of powers and rights under the Constitution of Bhutan, such as regulating commerce, running elections, and creating local governments.
Of these, three are federal republics (India, Nepal and Pakistan), one is a unitary republic (Bangladesh) and one is a constitutional monarchy (Bhutan). Two South Asian countries, the Maldives and Sri Lanka , have either presidential (Maldives) or semi-presidential (Sri Lanka) governments which are accountable to elected legislatures; and both ...