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    Brunei is an absolute monarchy ruled by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. The sultan holds executive power as head of government and combines the roles of head of state, head of government, and head of religion. The legal system includes civil courts that can hear appeals, a high court, and sharia courts that handle matters of marriage and divorce. The security forces are under tight civilian control and consist of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Gurkha Reserve Unit, and Royal Brunei Police.

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    Brunei Notes

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    Brunei is an absolute monarchy ruled by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. The sultan holds executive power as head of government and combines the roles of head of state, head of government, and head of religion. The legal system includes civil courts that can hear appeals, a high court, and sharia courts that handle matters of marriage and divorce. The security forces are under tight civilian control and consist of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Gurkha Reserve Unit, and Royal Brunei Police.

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    Brunei (Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah) *Welfare state

    Regime Type: Royal Autocracy

    Form of government: Absolute Monarchy (in practice)

    Constitution: Hereditary Constitutional Monarchy

    System of Government: Parliamentary; fusion of legilslative, judiciary and executive (unicameral)

    Executive: Cabinet (sultan etc.); Advisers (council of succession, religious council, Privy Council,
    Legilslative council,

    Legilative: 33 members, unicameral,

    Judiciary:

    Regular courts

    PRIVY COUNCIL OF LONDON

    -civil cases only

    COMPOSITION: 3judges;sit twice a year (65 years old)

    COURT OF APPEAL

    HIGH COURT (chief justice and 2 other judges);appointment of sultan

    COURT OF APPEAL AND HIGH COURT; Supreme court (Civil and criminal case)

    INTERMEDIATE COURT;subordinate

    MAGISTRATE COURT; juvenille court, smaill claim court, lower syariah court

    SYARIAH COURT

    Religious council-

    State customs-

    Kadis/Kathis- for marriage and divorce

    CIVIL AND MILITARY RELATIONS

    *Security

    RBAF-Royal Brunei's armed forces

    GRU-Gurkha reserved unit


    RBP-Royal Brunei Police

    *80% of defense budget for RBAF and GRU

    *legal and political restraint for civilians(bruneians)

    -freedom to act in the religion

    *media constraints

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