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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	ChadIndexed	MoldovaReviewed	BelizeReviewed
Legal family	Mixed (French civil law, customary and Islamic law)	Civil law	Common law
System of government	Unitary presidential republic	Unitary parliamentary republic	Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Chad	Constitution of the Republic of Moldova	Belize Constitution
In force since	2023	1994	1981
Capital	N'Djamena	Chișinău	Belmopan
Official languages	French, Arabic	Romanian	English, Spanish, Belize Kriol, Q'eqchi', Mopan
Currency	Central African CFA franc (XAF)	Moldovan leu (MDL)	Belize dollar (BZD)
Population	18,300,000	2,400,000	410,000
Division of powers	Presidential system with a Prime Minister, a bicameral Parliament of National Assembly and Senate under the 2023 text, and a judiciary headed by the Supreme Court.	Parliamentary, though the President has been directly elected since 2016; the Constitutional Court arbitrates between the two.	Unitary, with six districts and elected town and village councils. Maya communal land rights in Toledo are recognised through the courts rather than by statute, and implementation is supervised by the CCJ.
How law is made	Bills are examined in committee and plenary and passed by the legislature, then promulgated by the President. The Constitutional Council may be seised before promulgation.	Bills are adopted by Parliament, usually in two readings, and promulgated by the President, who may return a bill once for reconsideration. Publication in Monitorul Oficial is a condition of entry into force.	A bill passes three readings in the House of Representatives, then the Senate, and receives the Governor-General's assent. Money bills originate in the House. Constitutional amendments need a two-thirds majority of all House members, and certain entrenched provisions require three-quarters.
Legal profession	Avocats admitted through the Ordre des avocats du Tchad; the profession is concentrated in N'Djamena.	Lawyers are licensed by the Union of Advocates after examination and traineeship; notaries, bailiffs and authorised administrators are separate licensed professions.	A fused profession of attorneys-at-law admitted by the High Court under the Legal Profession Act, with the Bar Association of Belize exercising disciplinary functions. Commonwealth qualifications are recognised on application, which keeps a small bar workable.

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