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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	DR CongoReviewed	LithuaniaReviewed	SomaliaIndexed
Legal family	Civil law (Belgian tradition)	Civil law	Pluralist: Islamic, customary and civil law
System of government	Unitary semi-presidential republic	Unitary semi-presidential republic	Federal parliamentary republic
Constitution	Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo	Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania	Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia
In force since	2006	1992	2012
Capital	Kinshasa	Vilnius	Mogadishu
Official languages	French, Lingala, Swahili, Kikongo, Tshiluba	Lithuanian	Somali, Arabic
Currency	Congolese Franc (CDF)	Euro (EUR)	Somali shilling (SOS)
Population	102,300,000	2,860,000	18,100,000
Division of powers	Semi-presidential: a directly elected President, a Prime Minister from the parliamentary majority, and a bicameral Parliament. The 2006 constitution split the former Supreme Court into three separate apex courts.	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.	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 pass both chambers; persistent disagreement is resolved by a joint commission or a final National Assembly vote. The President promulgates within the constitutional period, and the Constitutional Court may be seised beforehand.	Bills are adopted by the Seimas and signed by the President, who may veto and return a bill for reconsideration.	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	Avocats admitted to provincial bars under the national Ordre des avocats after a law degree and traineeship; défenseurs judiciaires assist in lower courts.	Advocates belong to the Lithuanian Bar Association; notaries handle property, company and succession formalities.	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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