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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	ZimbabweReviewed	LithuaniaReviewed	United StatesReviewed
Legal family	Mixed Roman-Dutch and English common law	Civil law	Common law
System of government	Presidential republic	Unitary semi-presidential republic	Federal presidential constitutional republic
Constitution	Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20)	Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania	Constitution of the United States
In force since	2013	1992	1789
Capital	Harare	Vilnius	Washington, D.C.
Official languages	English, Shona, Ndebele	Lithuanian	English, Spanish
Currency	Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG)	Euro (EUR)	US Dollar (USD)
Population	16,300,000	2,860,000	335,000,000
Division of powers	Constitutionally devolved to ten provinces with provincial and metropolitan councils, but implementation has lagged and central government retains effective control of provincial administration and revenue.	Semi-presidential government with a directly elected President focused on foreign and security policy, a Government answerable to the Seimas, and a separate Constitutional Court.	Strict separation between Congress, the President and the federal judiciary, checked by veto, impeachment, advice-and-consent over appointments, and judicial review established in Marbury v. Madison (1803).
How law is made	Bills are gazetted, then pass both the National Assembly and the Senate with committee scrutiny, and the Parliamentary Legal Committee reports on whether a bill or statutory instrument is consistent with the constitution — a step with no direct equivalent in the region. The President assents; constitutional amendments require two-thirds of the membership of each chamber, and some provisions additionally require a referendum.	Bills are adopted by the Seimas and signed by the President, who may veto and return a bill for reconsideration.	A bill is introduced in either chamber, referred to committee, reported, debated and voted. It must pass both chambers in identical text, then be signed by the President or survive a veto by a two-thirds vote in each chamber.
Legal profession	A fused profession of legal practitioners registered under the Legal Practitioners Act after a law degree and practical training, regulated by the Law Society of Zimbabwe; senior practitioners may be appointed Senior Counsel.	Advocates belong to the Lithuanian Bar Association; notaries handle property, company and succession formalities.	Admission is state-by-state: an accredited JD, a state bar examination, and a character and fitness review. There is no split between barristers and solicitors.

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