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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	CameroonReviewed	LithuaniaReviewed	BrazilReviewed
Legal family	Mixed (civil law and common law)	Civil law	Civil law
System of government	Unitary presidential republic	Unitary semi-presidential republic	Federal presidential republic
Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon	Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania	Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil
In force since	1972	1992	1988
Capital	Yaoundé	Vilnius	Brasília
Official languages	French, English	Lithuanian	Portuguese
Currency	Central African CFA franc (XAF)	Euro (EUR)	Brazilian Real (BRL)
Population	28,600,000	2,860,000	217,000,000
Division of powers	A strongly presidential system with a bicameral Parliament of National Assembly and Senate, and a judiciary in which the Supreme Court sits above separate common-law and civil-law appellate structures.	Semi-presidential government with a directly elected President focused on foreign and security policy, a Government answerable to the Seimas, and a separate Constitutional Court.	Presidentialism with a bicameral Congress and an assertive judiciary; the STF hears direct actions of unconstitutionality brought by defined institutional applicants.
How law is made	Bills pass committee and plenary in the National Assembly and are transmitted to the Senate; disagreement is resolved by a joint commission or a second Assembly vote. The President promulgates or may seek constitutional review.	Bills are adopted by the Seimas and signed by the President, who may veto and return a bill for reconsideration.	Bills pass both chambers, with the initiating chamber reviewing amendments; the President may veto in whole or part, and Congress may override in joint session.
Legal profession	A single bar for both legal zones: advocates admitted to the Cameroon Bar Association may practise in common-law and civil-law courts alike, which makes bilingual competence a practical necessity.	Advocates belong to the Lithuanian Bar Association; notaries handle property, company and succession formalities.	Law graduates must pass the OAB examination; membership of the Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil is mandatory to practise.

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