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| Attribute | CanadaReviewed | RomaniaReviewed | DenmarkReviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Bijural: common law and Québec civil law | Civil law | Civil law (Nordic) |
| System of government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Unitary semi-presidential republic | Constitutional monarchy |
| Constitution | Constitution Acts, 1867 and 1982 | Constitution of Romania | Constitutional Act of Denmark (Grundloven) |
| In force since | 1982 | 1991 | 1953 |
| Capital | Ottawa | Bucharest | Copenhagen |
| Official languages | English, French | Romanian | Danish |
| Currency | Canadian Dollar (CAD) | Romanian leu (RON) | Danish krone (DKK) |
| Population | 41,200,000 | 19,000,000 | 5,900,000 |
| Division of powers | Sections 91 and 92 divide federal and provincial competence. Section 33 allows a legislature to override certain Charter rights for renewable five-year periods. | Semi-presidential: a directly elected President shares executive power with a Government answerable to Parliament, and constitutional conflicts between them are themselves justiciable before the Constitutional Court. | Parliamentary government in which the cabinet is drawn from and answerable to the Folketing, with an independent unified judiciary. |
| How law is made | Three readings plus committee study in each chamber, then Royal Assent. Money bills must originate in the Commons. | A bill goes to a first-notified chamber and then to the decisional chamber, whose vote is final. The President may return it once for reconsideration or refer it to the Constitutional Court before promulgation and publication in Monitorul Oficial. | Bills pass three readings in the Folketing and receive royal assent. A minority of members can require certain bills to be put to a referendum. |
| Legal profession | Provincial law societies regulate admission: an accredited degree, articles, and bar admission courses. Québec has separate avocat and notaire professions. | Lawyers (avocați) are admitted through local bars affiliated to the UNBR after examination and a two-year traineeship; notaries and judicial enforcement officers are separate professions. | A single advokat profession admitted after a law degree, practical training and a bar course; judges are appointed from experienced lawyers. |
A comparison table flattens nuance by design. Where a difference matters to a decision you are making, open both portals and read the section in full — the constitutional detail behind a one-line summary is often the part that governs the outcome.