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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	NigerIndexed	VanuatuReviewed	LithuaniaReviewed
Legal family	Civil law (French tradition)	Mixed common, civil and customary law	Civil law
System of government	Republic under military-led government	Unitary parliamentary republic	Unitary semi-presidential republic
Constitution	Constitution of the Seventh Republic (suspended)	Constitution of the Republic of Vanuatu	Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania
In force since	2010	1980	1992
Capital	Niamey	Port Vila	Vilnius
Official languages	French, Hausa, Zarma	Bislama, English, French	Lithuanian
Currency	West African CFA franc (XOF)	Vanuatu vatu (VUV)	Euro (EUR)
Population	26,200,000	330,000	2,860,000
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 decentralised administration. Six provinces — Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea and Torba — have councils under the Decentralisation Act with delegated functions. Custom land management is decentralised much further, to area-level Custom Land Tribunals and nakamal-based decision-making under the Custom Land Management Act 2013.	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.
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 are read three times in the single chamber and assented to by the President, who may refer a bill to the Supreme Court if he considers it inconsistent with the Constitution. Ordinary bills need a simple majority of members present, with a quorum of two-thirds. Constitutional amendments require a two-thirds majority of all members; if the amendment touches the status of Bislama, English or French, land, or the republican form of the state, it must also be approved at a national referendum.	Bills are adopted by the Seimas and signed by the President, who may veto and return a bill for reconsideration.
Legal profession	Avocats admitted through the Barreau du Niger after a law degree and traineeship; notaires and huissiers are separate offices.	A fused profession regulated by the Legal Practitioners Act: practitioners are admitted by the Chief Justice and licensed by the Law Council. The University of the South Pacific's law school is in Port Vila, so many Pacific lawyers train in Vanuatu. Practitioners may need to work in Bislama, English or French depending on the client and the court file, and the Public Solicitor is a constitutional office rather than a discretionary aid scheme.	Advocates belong to the Lithuanian Bar Association; notaries handle property, company and succession formalities.

A comparison table flattens nuance by design. Where a difference matters to a decision you are making, open both portals and read the section in full — the constitutional detail behind a one-line summary is often the part that governs the outcome.