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| Attribute | SeychellesReviewed | BelarusReviewed | ChadIndexed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Mixed French civil law and English common law | Civil law | Mixed (French civil law, customary and Islamic law) |
| System of government | Presidential republic | Unitary presidential republic | Unitary presidential republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles | Constitution of the Republic of Belarus | Constitution of the Republic of Chad |
| In force since | 1993 | 1994 | 2023 |
| Capital | Victoria | Minsk | N'Djamena |
| Official languages | Seychellois Creole, English, French | Belarusian, Russian | French, Arabic |
| Currency | Seychellois rupee (SCR) | Belarusian rouble (BYN) | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
| Population | 130,000 | 9,100,000 | 18,300,000 |
| Division of powers | Unitary with 27 administrative districts. The outer islands are administered centrally, and the Seychelles' extensive exclusive economic zone is a significant focus of regulation. | Strongly presidential: the President legislates by decree, appoints half of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court leadership, and the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly holds constitutional functions above the ordinary branches. | Presidential system with a Prime Minister, a bicameral Parliament of National Assembly and Senate under the 2023 text, and a judiciary headed by the Supreme Court. |
| How law is made | 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 pass the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic and are signed by the President, who may return them. Separately, the President may issue decrees and edicts with the force of law, including on matters otherwise reserved to statute. | Bills are examined in committee and plenary and passed by the legislature, then promulgated by the President. The Constitutional Council may be seised before promulgation. |
| Legal profession | 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. | Advocacy is organised through territorial bar collegiums under close Ministry of Justice supervision; 2021 amendments abolished independent practice and required membership of a legal consultancy office. | Avocats admitted through the Ordre des avocats du Tchad; the profession is concentrated in N'Djamena. |
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