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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	TanzaniaReviewed	ChadIndexed	PeruReviewed
Legal family	Mixed (common law, customary law, Islamic law)	Mixed (French civil law, customary and Islamic law)	Civil law
System of government	Unitary presidential republic with autonomous Zanzibar	Unitary presidential republic	Unitary semi-presidential republic
Constitution	Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania	Constitution of the Republic of Chad	Political Constitution of Peru
In force since	1977	2023	1993
Capital	Dodoma	N'Djamena	Lima
Official languages	Swahili, English	French, Arabic	Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Currency	Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)	Central African CFA franc (XAF)	Peruvian sol (PEN)
Population	67,400,000	18,300,000	34,000,000
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.	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.	Unitary and decentralised, with twenty-five regional governments and the Lima Metropolitan Municipality holding elected councils and administrative competence. Peasant and native communities exercise jurisdiction within their territory under Article 149 in coordination with the justices of the peace.
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.	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.	Bills come from Congress, the executive, regional governments or citizens. A single chamber debates in committee and plenary; a second vote is required unless exempted. The President may observe a bill, and Congress insists by absolute majority. Constitutional amendment needs an absolute majority in two successive ordinary legislatures, or a two-thirds vote plus referendum.
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.	Avocats admitted through the Ordre des avocats du Tchad; the profession is concentrated in N'Djamena.	A law degree followed by a bachiller and título de abogado, then compulsory registration with one of the departmental colegios de abogados, which hold disciplinary power. Registration in one college permits practice nationwide. Notaries are a separate profession appointed by competitive examination.

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