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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	ParaguayReviewed	TuvaluReviewed	SomaliaIndexed
Legal family	Civil law	Common law with customary law	Pluralist: Islamic, customary and civil law
System of government	Unitary presidential republic	Constitutional monarchy	Federal parliamentary republic
Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay	Constitution of Tuvalu	Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia
In force since	1992	1978	2012
Capital	Asunción	Funafuti	Mogadishu
Official languages	Spanish, Guaraní	Tuvaluan, English	Somali, Arabic
Currency	Paraguayan guaraní (PYG)	Australian dollar (AUD)	Somali shilling (SOS)
Population	6,900,000	11,000	18,100,000
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 strong island-level authority. Each of the eight inhabited islands has a Falekaupule, the traditional assembly of elders, given statutory power by the Falekaupule Act 1997 to make bylaws and administer island funds. In practice the Falekaupule is the level of government most Tuvaluans deal with.	Federal in form, with member states including Puntland, Jubaland, South West, Hirshabelle and Galmudug. The division of powers was left to be settled by later agreement and remains contested, particularly over revenue and security. Somaliland, in the northwest, does not participate and administers its own institutions.
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 receive three readings in the single 16-member chamber and are assented to by the Governor-General. With so few members, a government majority is often one or two votes, and motions of no confidence are a routine feature of Tuvaluan politics. Constitutional amendments require a two-thirds majority of all members of Parliament, and certain provisions require a longer notice period before the vote.	Bills are introduced by the government or members and passed by the House of the People, with the Upper House participating on matters affecting member states, before presidential assent. Because Article 2 subjects all legislation to consistency with Sharia and no court exists to adjudicate that limit, and because member-state legislation operates in parallel, the effective legislative picture cannot be described as unified.
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 very small fused profession: practitioners are admitted by the High Court under the Legal Practitioners Act, and many of the lawyers appearing are non-resident or seconded. The People's Lawyer's office is the principal source of representation for individuals, and because the Court of Appeal is non-resident, appellate work is scheduled around visiting judges rather than filed into a standing list.	Advocates practise through the Somali Bar Association and regional bar associations, with legal education rebuilt through universities in Mogadishu, Hargeisa and elsewhere since the 1990s. Many practitioners work across the formal courts and customary forums, since a client's remedy often lies in the latter. Verified current figures on admission and numbers are not available, which is reflected in this entry's status.

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