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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	TajikistanReviewed	PanamaReviewed
Legal familyIdentical	Civil law	Civil law
System of government	Presidential republic	Unitary presidential republic
Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan	Political Constitution of the Republic of Panama
In force since	1994	1972
Capital	Dushanbe	Panama City
Official languages	Tajik, Russian	Spanish
Currency	Tajikistani somoni (TJS)	Balboa (US dollar in circulation) (PAB)
Population	10,400,000	4,400,000
Division of powers	Unitary with one autonomous unit. Two regions (Sughd and Khatlon), the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, the districts of republican subordination and the city of Dushanbe. Gorno-Badakhshan's autonomy is constitutionally entrenched and it has its own assembly, but the practical scope of that autonomy has narrowed substantially, particularly after the security operations in the region in 2021-22. Regional and district chairmen are appointed by the President.	Unitary, with ten provinces and five indigenous comarcas. The comarcas — Guna Yala, Emberá-Wounaan, Ngäbe-Buglé, Guna de Madugandí and Guna de Wargandí — hold recognised collective land title and internal authority.
How law is made	Bills are introduced in the Assembly of Representatives by deputies, the President, the Government or the Assembly of Gorno-Badakhshan. After adoption they go to the National Assembly for approval; disagreement is resolved by a conciliation commission or by a two-thirds vote of the lower chamber. The President signs and promulgates, and may return a law for reconsideration. Constitutional amendments require a referendum, which is how each of the three amendment packages was adopted.	Bills receive three debates in the National Assembly. The President may object in whole or in part; the Assembly insists with a two-thirds vote, after which the President must promulgate unless the objection was constitutional, in which case the Supreme Court decides.
Legal profession	Advocates are licensed under the Law on the Bar and Advocacy 2015, which introduced a state qualification commission under the Ministry of Justice and required existing advocates to re-sit examinations — a change that sharply reduced the number of licensed practitioners. Membership of the Union of Advocates is mandatory. Only licensed advocates may act as criminal defence counsel. Notaries are separately licensed and their participation is compulsory for property transfers, mortgages and many family instruments.	Practice requires a Panamanian law degree and a licence from the Supreme Court; the Colegio Nacional de Abogados is influential but membership is voluntary. Only Panamanian lawyers may appear in court, which is why offshore work is routinely structured through local counsel.

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