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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	UzbekistanReviewed	QatarReviewed
Legal family	Civil law	Mixed (civil law and Islamic law, with a common-law financial centre)
System of government	Presidential republic	Unitary constitutional monarchy
Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan	Permanent Constitution of the State of Qatar
In force since	1992	2004
Capital	Tashkent	Doha
Official languages	Uzbek, Karakalpak, Russian	Arabic
Currency	Uzbekistani so'm (UZS)	Qatari riyal (QAR)
Population	36,000,000	3,000,000
Division of powers	Unitary in form but with one genuine autonomy: twelve regions (viloyatlar), the city of Tashkent, and the Republic of Karakalpakstan, which has its own constitution, legislature (Jokargy Kenes) and supreme court. Regional governors (hokims) are appointed by the President. Local councils of people's deputies have limited competence, and their chairs were separated from the hokim role by the 2023 reforms.	Unitary. Eight municipalities administered centrally, with a Central Municipal Council of twenty-nine elected members holding advisory functions over local services only.
How law is made	Bills are introduced in the Legislative Chamber by deputies, the President, the Cabinet, the Constitutional or Supreme Court, the Prosecutor General or the Jokargy Kenes of Karakalpakstan. After passage they go to the Senate, which may reject and return them; disagreement is resolved by a conciliation commission. The President signs and promulgates, and may return a law once for reconsideration. Presidential decrees and resolutions are a major independent source of operative law, and in practice regulate much of the economy directly.	The Council of Ministers prepares draft legislation, which goes to the Shura Council for review and then to the Emir for ratification and publication in the Official Gazette. The Emir may return a bill to the Council, and may legislate by decree when the Shura Council is not in session, subject to later submission. Following the 2024 amendment the Council is entirely appointed, so there is no elected legislative check.
Legal profession	Advocates are licensed by the Ministry of Justice and must belong to the Chamber of Advocates, a body with mandatory membership created in 2008. Entry requires a law degree, an internship and a qualifying examination, and licences are subject to periodic renewal — a point of dependence on the executive that the Chamber's own structure does not remove. Notaries form a separate licensed profession whose involvement is compulsory for real-estate transfers, company formation documents and many family-law instruments.	Advocacy before the ordinary courts is reserved to Qatari nationals on the roll of advocates, with foreign lawyers licensed as consultants; onshore pleadings are in Arabic. The QICDRC admits common-law practitioners and sits in English. Attestation before the Ministry of Justice notary is required for powers of attorney, company documents and real property transfers.

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