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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	ParaguayReviewed	LithuaniaReviewed	QatarReviewed	PanamaReviewed	NamibiaReviewed
Legal family	Civil law	Civil law	Mixed (civil law and Islamic law, with a common-law financial centre)	Civil law	Mixed Roman-Dutch and English common law
System of government	Unitary presidential republic	Unitary semi-presidential republic	Unitary constitutional monarchy	Unitary presidential republic	Semi-presidential republic
Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay	Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania	Permanent Constitution of the State of Qatar	Political Constitution of the Republic of Panama	Constitution of the Republic of Namibia
In force since	1992	1992	2004	1972	1990
Capital	Asunción	Vilnius	Doha	Panama City	Windhoek
Official languages	Spanish, Guaraní	Lithuanian	Arabic	Spanish	English
Currency	Paraguayan guaraní (PYG)	Euro (EUR)	Qatari riyal (QAR)	Balboa (US dollar in circulation) (PAB)	Namibian dollar (NAD)
Population	6,900,000	2,860,000	3,000,000	4,400,000	2,600,000
Division of powers	Unitary with seventeen departments and the capital district, each with an elected governor and departmental board holding administrative and limited fiscal competence. Legislative power is national.	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.	Unitary. Eight municipalities administered centrally, with a Central Municipal Council of twenty-nine elected members holding advisory functions over local services only.	Unitary, with ten provinces and five indigenous comarcas. The comarcas — Guna Yala, Emberá-Wounaan, Ngäbe-Buglé, Guna de Madugandí and Guna de Wargandí — hold recognised collective land title and internal authority.	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	Bills may start in either chamber and must pass both. The President may object in whole or part; Congress overcomes an objection by absolute majority in both chambers. Constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds vote of each chamber and ratification by referendum; wholesale reform requires a constituent assembly.	Bills are adopted by the Seimas and signed by the President, who may veto and return a bill for reconsideration.	The Council of Ministers prepares draft legislation, which goes to the Shura Council for review and then to the Emir for ratification and publication in the Official Gazette. The Emir may return a bill to the Council, and may legislate by decree when the Shura Council is not in session, subject to later submission. Following the 2024 amendment the Council is entirely appointed, so there is no elected legislative check.	Bills receive three debates in the National Assembly. The President may object in whole or in part; the Assembly insists with a two-thirds vote, after which the President must promulgate unless the objection was constitutional, in which case the Supreme Court decides.	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	A law degree and registration of the title with the Supreme Court, which maintains the roll and exercises discipline. Bar membership is voluntary. Because both Spanish and Guaraní are official, courts must provide interpretation, and practitioners outside Asunción are commonly bilingual.	Advocates belong to the Lithuanian Bar Association; notaries handle property, company and succession formalities.	Advocacy before the ordinary courts is reserved to Qatari nationals on the roll of advocates, with foreign lawyers licensed as consultants; onshore pleadings are in Arabic. The QICDRC admits common-law practitioners and sits in English. Attestation before the Ministry of Justice notary is required for powers of attorney, company documents and real property transfers.	Practice requires a Panamanian law degree and a licence from the Supreme Court; the Colegio Nacional de Abogados is influential but membership is voluntary. Only Panamanian lawyers may appear in court, which is why offshore work is routinely structured through local counsel.	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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