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| Attribute | TanzaniaReviewed | CanadaReviewed | GreeceReviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Mixed (common law, customary law, Islamic law) | Bijural: common law and Québec civil law | Civil law |
| System of government | Unitary presidential republic with autonomous Zanzibar | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania | Constitution Acts, 1867 and 1982 | Constitution of Greece |
| In force since | 1977 | 1982 | 1975 |
| Capital | Dodoma | Ottawa | Athens |
| Official languages | Swahili, English | English, French | Greek |
| Currency | Tanzanian Shilling (TZS) | Canadian Dollar (CAD) | Euro (EUR) |
| Population | 67,400,000 | 41,200,000 | 10,400,000 |
| Division of powers | Presidential system with a Prime Minister, a unicameral National Assembly, and a separate Zanzibar government with its own House of Representatives and judiciary up to the Zanzibar High Court. | Sections 91 and 92 divide federal and provincial competence. Section 33 allows a legislature to override certain Charter rights for renewable five-year periods. | A parliamentary republic with a largely ceremonial President, a Government answerable to Parliament and an independent judiciary organised into civil/criminal, administrative and audit branches. |
| How law is made | Bills are read three times with committee scrutiny in the National Assembly. Bills affecting Zanzibar's Union interests require particular majorities. The President assents; a returned bill passed again by two-thirds must be assented to or the Assembly dissolved. | Three readings plus committee study in each chamber, then Royal Assent. Money bills must originate in the Commons. | Bills are passed by the Hellenic Parliament and promulgated by the President; a Special Highest Court resolves disputes over constitutionality. |
| Legal profession | Fused; advocates are admitted to the roll of the High Court after an LLB and the Law School of Tanzania, with the Tanganyika Law Society as the mainland professional body. | Provincial law societies regulate admission: an accredited degree, articles, and bar admission courses. Québec has separate avocat and notaire professions. | Dikigoroi (advocates) belong to local bar associations; symvolaiografoi (notaries) authenticate deeds and property transfers. |
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