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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	LibyaIndexed	DR CongoReviewed	PolandReviewed	LithuaniaReviewed	DenmarkReviewed
Legal family	Civil law with Islamic law as a source	Civil law (Belgian tradition)	Civil law	Civil law	Civil law (Nordic)
System of government	Provisional government with contested authority	Unitary semi-presidential republic	Unitary parliamentary republic	Unitary semi-presidential republic	Constitutional monarchy
Constitution	Constitutional Declaration (interim)	Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo	Constitution of the Republic of Poland	Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania	Constitutional Act of Denmark (Grundloven)
In force since	2011	2006	1997	1992	1953
Capital	Tripoli	Kinshasa	Warsaw	Vilnius	Copenhagen
Official languages	Arabic	French, Lingala, Swahili, Kikongo, Tshiluba	Polish	Lithuanian	Danish
Currency	Libyan dinar (LYD)	Congolese Franc (CDF)	Polish złoty (PLN)	Euro (EUR)	Danish krone (DKK)
Population	6,900,000	102,300,000	36,700,000	2,860,000	5,900,000
Division of powers	Nominally unitary with governorates and municipalities. In practice authority is divided between competing administrations and local armed actors, and municipal councils have in many places become the most functional layer of government.	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.	A tripartite separation under Article 10, with a directly elected President holding a legislative veto that only a three-fifths Sejm majority can override.	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.	Parliamentary government in which the cabinet is drawn from and answerable to the Folketing, with an independent unified judiciary.
How law is made	There is no single functioning legislative process. The House of Representatives passes laws that the High Council of State contests, and the rival administrations issue decrees within their areas of control. Whether a given instrument is law therefore depends on which authority is recognised, which is exactly why this profile is marked as requiring research rather than described as settled.	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.	A bill passes three readings in the Sejm, goes to the Senate, which may amend or reject within 30 days, returns to the Sejm, and is then signed by the President — who may instead veto it or refer it to the Constitutional Tribunal.	Bills are adopted by the Seimas and signed by the President, who may veto and return a bill for reconsideration.	Bills pass three readings in the Folketing and receive royal assent. A minority of members can require certain bills to be put to a referendum.
Legal profession	Advocates are admitted through the Libyan Bar Association, and the profession has continued to function, including in human-rights litigation, despite serious risks to practitioners. Judicial appointments run through the Supreme Judicial Council. Reliable current information on admission requirements and numbers is limited, which is reflected in the verification status of this entry.	Avocats admitted to provincial bars under the national Ordre des avocats after a law degree and traineeship; défenseurs judiciaires assist in lower courts.	Two advocacy professions exist side by side: adwokaci and radcowie prawni, both with rights of audience after a bar traineeship and examination. Notaries and bailiffs are separate regulated professions.	Advocates belong to the Lithuanian Bar Association; notaries handle property, company and succession formalities.	A single advokat profession admitted after a law degree, practical training and a bar course; judges are appointed from experienced lawyers.

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