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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	SyriaReviewed	CameroonReviewed	UgandaReviewed
Legal family	Civil law with Islamic law influence	Mixed (civil law and common law)	Mixed (common law and customary law)
System of government	Transitional administration	Unitary presidential republic	Unitary presidential republic
Constitution	Constitutional arrangements under the 2024–25 transition	Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon	Constitution of the Republic of Uganda
In force since	2025	1972	1995
Capital	Damascus	Yaoundé	Kampala
Official languages	Arabic	French, English	English, Swahili, Luganda
Currency	Syrian pound (SYP)	Central African CFA franc (XAF)	Ugandan Shilling (UGX)
Population	23,200,000	28,600,000	48,600,000
Division of powers	Formally unitary, with fourteen governorates administered under Local Administration Law No. 107 of 2011. Effective control has been fragmented since 2012, and the northeast has been administered separately by an autonomous administration with its own councils and courts. The transitional authorities have announced an intention to reintegrate administration, which remains in progress.	A strongly presidential system with a bicameral Parliament of National Assembly and Senate, and a judiciary in which the Supreme Court sits above separate common-law and civil-law appellate structures.	Presidential system with a Prime Minister, a unicameral Parliament, and a judiciary in which the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal (sitting also as the Constitutional Court) and High Court form the superior courts.
How law is made	Under the transitional declaration, legislation is issued by the interim authorities pending the election of a permanent legislature, and published in the Official Gazette. Before 2024, laws passed the People's Assembly and were promulgated by the President, who also legislated extensively by decree between sessions. Practitioners should verify the current status of any instrument, since repeals and suspensions are ongoing.	Bills pass committee and plenary in the National Assembly and are transmitted to the Senate; disagreement is resolved by a joint commission or a second Assembly vote. The President promulgates or may seek constitutional review.	Bills receive three readings with committee scrutiny; certificates of financial implication are required for money bills. The President assents, returns the bill twice with recommendations, or it becomes law if passed a third time by two-thirds.
Legal profession	Lawyers are admitted by the Syrian Bar Association under the Advocacy Law, with compulsory membership, a two-year traineeship and a right of audience that broadens with seniority. Notaries operate under the Ministry of Justice and their authentication is required for property and company transactions. Both the Bar's governance and the notarial network are affected by the transition, and displacement has made proof of title and civil status a dominant practical issue.	A single bar for both legal zones: advocates admitted to the Cameroon Bar Association may practise in common-law and civil-law courts alike, which makes bilingual competence a practical necessity.	Fused; an LLB, the Law Development Centre post-graduate diploma and enrolment admit an advocate. The Uganda Law Society is the professional body.

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