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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	NigerIndexed	NamibiaReviewed	The BahamasReviewed
Legal family	Civil law (French tradition)	Mixed Roman-Dutch and English common law	Common law
System of government	Republic under military-led government	Semi-presidential republic	Constitutional monarchy
Constitution	Constitution of the Seventh Republic (suspended)	Constitution of the Republic of Namibia	The Constitution of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
In force since	2010	1990	1973
Capital	Niamey	Windhoek	Nassau
Official languages	French, Hausa, Zarma	English	English
Currency	West African CFA franc (XOF)	Namibian dollar (NAD)	Bahamian dollar (BSD)
Population	26,200,000	2,600,000	410,000
Division of powers	Under the suspended constitution, a semi-presidential system with a President, Prime Minister and National Assembly. Currently executive and legislative authority is concentrated in the CNSP and an appointed 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.	Unitary. Parliament legislates nationally; the Family Islands are administered through local government districts created by the Local Government Act 1996, with New Providence excluded from that scheme.
How law is made	Legislation is currently made by order of the governing authority and published in the Journal Officiel. The suspended constitution provided for ordinary parliamentary passage and presidential promulgation.	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.	Bills pass three readings in the House of Assembly and Senate before the Governor-General assents. Entrenched constitutional provisions, including those on citizenship and the composition of Parliament, require both a three-quarters parliamentary majority and approval by referendum, which is why constitutional change has repeatedly failed.
Legal profession	Avocats admitted through the Barreau du Niger after a law degree and traineeship; notaires and huissiers are separate offices.	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.	A fused profession of counsel and attorneys admitted by the Supreme Court under the Legal Profession Act 1992, after a law degree and either the Legal Education Certificate or qualification in another common-law jurisdiction. The Bahamas Bar Association and its Bar Council regulate practice.

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