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====Legal system====
{{Main|Law of Bhutan}}
The criminal justice system is based on trial before a panel of judges, and therefore resembles more the Napoleonic than the British or American adversarial systems. The prosecutor, a government employee, seeks to obtain an [[Confession (law)|acknowledgement of culpability]] from the accused. If this happens quickly, the sentencing may be lenient. If culpability is obvious but the accused refuses to admit to it, the sentence may be correspondingly severe. Judges may dismiss the case for lack of proof at any time. Recent [[Bhutanese legislation|legislation]] defines required proof of guilt more closely, providing increased protection against trivial or mistaken charges. Minor criminal offences may be tried by the [[Dzongkhag Court|dzongkhag Drangpon]] (District Judge).

Bhutan has not accepted compulsory [[International Court of Justice]] [[Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice|jurisdiction]].