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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	AzerbaijanReviewed	SomaliaIndexed
Legal family	Civil law	Pluralist: Islamic, customary and civil law
System of government	Unitary presidential republic	Federal parliamentary republic
Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan	Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia
In force since	1995	2012
Capital	Baku	Mogadishu
Official languages	Azerbaijani	Somali, Arabic
Currency	Manat (AZN)	Somali shilling (SOS)
Population	10,200,000	18,100,000
Division of powers	Unitary, containing the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, an exclave with its own constitution, Supreme Assembly and cabinet whose acts are subject to review for conformity with the national Constitution. Rayons are administered by centrally appointed executive heads alongside elected municipalities with narrow competences.	Federal in form, with member states including Puntland, Jubaland, South West, Hirshabelle and Galmudug. The division of powers was left to be settled by later agreement and remains contested, particularly over revenue and security. Somaliland, in the northwest, does not participate and administers its own institutions.
How law is made	Bills are introduced by the President, deputies, the Supreme Court, the Nakhchivan Supreme Assembly or by an initiative of 40,000 voters, and are passed by the Milli Majlis. The President signs within 56 days or returns the bill, which the Assembly may re-adopt by a qualified majority. Constitutional amendments require a referendum. Presidential decrees carry substantial normative weight and are the usual vehicle for implementing frameworks.	Bills are introduced by the government or members and passed by the House of the People, with the Upper House participating on matters affecting member states, before presidential assent. Because Article 2 subjects all legislation to consistency with Sharia and no court exists to adjudicate that limit, and because member-state legislation operates in parallel, the effective legislative picture cannot be described as unified.
Legal profession	Advocates belong to the Collegium of Advocates and, since a 2017 amendment, only Collegium members may represent parties in court — a change that sharply reduced the pool of practitioners able to litigate and prompted concern from the Council of Europe. Admission is by examination and interview. Notaries operate under the Ministry of Justice with a monopoly over authentication of property and family instruments, and legal aid in criminal cases is organised through the Collegium.	Advocates practise through the Somali Bar Association and regional bar associations, with legal education rebuilt through universities in Mogadishu, Hargeisa and elsewhere since the 1990s. Many practitioners work across the formal courts and customary forums, since a client's remedy often lies in the latter. Verified current figures on admission and numbers are not available, which is reflected in this entry's status.

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