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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	ParaguayReviewed	SeychellesReviewed	LithuaniaReviewed	ZimbabweReviewed
Legal family	Civil law	Mixed French civil law and English common law	Civil law	Mixed Roman-Dutch and English common law
System of government	Unitary presidential republic	Presidential republic	Unitary semi-presidential republic	Presidential republic
Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay	Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles	Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania	Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20)
In force since	1992	1993	1992	2013
Capital	Asunción	Victoria	Vilnius	Harare
Official languages	Spanish, Guaraní	Seychellois Creole, English, French	Lithuanian	English, Shona, Ndebele
Currency	Paraguayan guaraní (PYG)	Seychellois rupee (SCR)	Euro (EUR)	Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG)
Population	6,900,000	130,000	2,860,000	16,300,000
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.	Unitary with 27 administrative districts. The outer islands are administered centrally, and the Seychelles' extensive exclusive economic zone is a significant focus of regulation.	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.	Constitutionally devolved to ten provinces with provincial and metropolitan councils, but implementation has lagged and central government retains effective control of provincial administration and revenue.
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 pass the National Assembly with committee scrutiny and receive presidential assent; the President may refer a bill to the Constitutional Court on a question of constitutionality before assent. Constitutional amendments require a two-thirds majority, and amendments to certain protected provisions additionally require a referendum.	Bills are adopted by the Seimas and signed by the President, who may veto and return a bill for reconsideration.	Bills are gazetted, then pass both the National Assembly and the Senate with committee scrutiny, and the Parliamentary Legal Committee reports on whether a bill or statutory instrument is consistent with the constitution — a step with no direct equivalent in the region. The President assents; constitutional amendments require two-thirds of the membership of each chamber, and some provisions additionally require a referendum.
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.	A fused profession of attorneys-at-law admitted by the Supreme Court after a recognised law qualification and pupillage, with the Bar Association of Seychelles representing practitioners.	Advocates belong to the Lithuanian Bar Association; notaries handle property, company and succession formalities.	A fused profession of legal practitioners registered under the Legal Practitioners Act after a law degree and practical training, regulated by the Law Society of Zimbabwe; senior practitioners may be appointed Senior Counsel.

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