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| Attribute | TunisiaReviewed | SeychellesReviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Civil law with reformed Islamic personal status | Mixed French civil law and English common law |
| System of governmentIdentical | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of the Republic of Tunisia | Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles |
| In force since | 2022 | 1993 |
| Capital | Tunis | Victoria |
| Official languages | Arabic | Seychellois Creole, English, French |
| Currency | Tunisian dinar (TND) | Seychellois rupee (SCR) |
| Population | 12,100,000 | 130,000 |
| Division of powers | Unitary, with 24 governorates and an elected local tier whose powers were expanded by the 2018 Code of Local Authorities and then reduced when elected municipal councils were dissolved in 2023. The 2022 constitution adds a chamber of regions and districts to represent local government nationally. | Unitary with 27 administrative districts. The outer islands are administered centrally, and the Seychelles' extensive exclusive economic zone is a significant focus of regulation. |
| How law is made | Bills are introduced by the President or by at least ten members of the Assembly, with government bills taking priority. They are considered in committee and plenary; finance and organic bills follow reinforced procedures. The President promulgates statutes and may return a bill for reconsideration or put it to referendum. Since 2021 a substantial volume of law has been made by presidential decree-law, which remains in force without subsequent parliamentary ratification. | 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. |
| Legal profession | Avocats are admitted through the Ordre National des Avocats de Tunisie after a professional certificate and pupillage, and the Ordre has historically been a significant political actor — it shared the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize as part of the National Dialogue Quartet. Judges are career appointments trained at the Institut Supérieur de la Magistrature; the independence of judicial appointments has been the central controversy since the dissolution of the elected judicial council in 2022. | 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. |
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