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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	SeychellesReviewed	LibyaIndexed	CanadaReviewed
Legal family	Mixed French civil law and English common law	Civil law with Islamic law as a source	Bijural: common law and Québec civil law
System of government	Presidential republic	Provisional government with contested authority	Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles	Constitutional Declaration (interim)	Constitution Acts, 1867 and 1982
In force since	1993	2011	1982
Capital	Victoria	Tripoli	Ottawa
Official languages	Seychellois Creole, English, French	Arabic	English, French
Currency	Seychellois rupee (SCR)	Libyan dinar (LYD)	Canadian Dollar (CAD)
Population	130,000	6,900,000	41,200,000
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.	Nominally unitary with governorates and municipalities. In practice authority is divided between competing administrations and local armed actors, and municipal councils have in many places become the most functional layer of government.	Sections 91 and 92 divide federal and provincial competence. Section 33 allows a legislature to override certain Charter rights for renewable five-year periods.
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.	There is no single functioning legislative process. The House of Representatives passes laws that the High Council of State contests, and the rival administrations issue decrees within their areas of control. Whether a given instrument is law therefore depends on which authority is recognised, which is exactly why this profile is marked as requiring research rather than described as settled.	Three readings plus committee study in each chamber, then Royal Assent. Money bills must originate in the Commons.
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.	Advocates are admitted through the Libyan Bar Association, and the profession has continued to function, including in human-rights litigation, despite serious risks to practitioners. Judicial appointments run through the Supreme Judicial Council. Reliable current information on admission requirements and numbers is limited, which is reflected in the verification status of this entry.	Provincial law societies regulate admission: an accredited degree, articles, and bar admission courses. Québec has separate avocat and notaire professions.

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