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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	LibyaIndexed	LithuaniaReviewed	SpainReviewed	NamibiaReviewed
Legal family	Civil law with Islamic law as a source	Civil law	Civil law	Mixed Roman-Dutch and English common law
System of government	Provisional government with contested authority	Unitary semi-presidential republic	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy	Semi-presidential republic
Constitution	Constitutional Declaration (interim)	Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania	Spanish Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Namibia
In force since	2011	1992	1978	1990
Capital	Tripoli	Vilnius	Madrid	Windhoek
Official languages	Arabic	Lithuanian	Spanish	English
Currency	Libyan dinar (LYD)	Euro (EUR)	Euro (EUR)	Namibian dollar (NAD)
Population	6,900,000	2,860,000	48,400,000	2,600,000
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 government with a directly elected President focused on foreign and security policy, a Government answerable to the Seimas, and a separate Constitutional Court.	A constitutional monarchy with the King as head of state, an executive led by the President of the Government, a bicameral parliament and an independent judiciary, overlaid by extensive regional self-government.	Unitary with 14 administrative regions and elected regional councils, which also constitute the National Council, the upper chamber. Traditional authorities exercise recognised functions over communal land and customary law.
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 are adopted by the Seimas and signed by the President, who may veto and return a bill for reconsideration.	Bills pass both chambers of the Cortes Generales, with the Congress of Deputies able to override the Senate, and receive royal assent.	Bills pass the National Assembly through three readings, then go to the National Council for review. The Council may confirm, propose amendments, or object; the Assembly can override an objection by a two-thirds majority. The President then assents, and constitutional amendments require two-thirds of both chambers and may never diminish the rights chapter.
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.	Advocates belong to the Lithuanian Bar Association; notaries handle property, company and succession formalities.	Abogados belong to local bar associations (colegios de abogados); procuradores represent parties procedurally and notaries authenticate deeds and company acts.	A fused profession under the Legal Practitioners Act: a single class of legal practitioner is admitted after a law degree and the Justice Training Centre's postgraduate course, and the Law Society of Namibia regulates practice.

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