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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	CameroonReviewed	NauruReviewed	LithuaniaReviewed
Legal family	Mixed (civil law and common law)	Common law with customary law	Civil law
System of government	Unitary presidential republic	Parliamentary republic	Unitary semi-presidential republic
Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon	Constitution of Nauru	Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania
In force since	1972	1968	1992
Capital	Yaoundé	Yaren (seat of government)	Vilnius
Official languages	French, English	Nauruan, English	Lithuanian
Currency	Central African CFA franc (XAF)	Australian dollar (AUD)	Euro (EUR)
Population	28,600,000	12,500	2,860,000
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.	Unitary and highly centralised — Nauru has no second tier of general government. The Nauru Island Council was abolished in 1999, so the state deals directly with citizens, though the 14 districts remain the basis for parliamentary constituencies and the twelve tribes retain social significance in land and title questions.	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.
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 receive three readings in the 19-member chamber and are assented to by the President. Ordinary legislation needs a simple majority, but the entrenched provisions of Part XI require a two-thirds majority and, for the most protected articles, approval at a referendum — the barrier that defeated the 2010 reform proposals.	Bills are adopted by the Seimas and signed by the President, who may veto and return a bill for reconsideration.
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.	A very small fused profession admitted by the Supreme Court under the Legal Practitioners Act 1973, supplemented by pleaders — non-lawyers licensed to appear in the District Court and before the Lands Committee, a practical necessity given the number of resident lawyers. Judicial officers are frequently appointed from Australia, New Zealand or elsewhere in the Pacific.	Advocates belong to the Lithuanian Bar Association; notaries handle property, company and succession formalities.

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