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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	GermanyReviewed	LithuaniaReviewed	BarbadosReviewed
Legal family	Civil law	Civil law	Common law
System of government	Federal parliamentary republic	Unitary semi-presidential republic	Unitary parliamentary republic
Constitution	Grundgesetz (Basic Law)	Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania	Constitution of Barbados
In force since	1949	1992	1966
Capital	Berlin	Vilnius	Bridgetown
Official languages	German	Lithuanian	English
Currency	Euro (EUR)	Euro (EUR)	Barbadian dollar (BBD)
Population	84,400,000	2,860,000	280,000
Division of powers	Rechtsstaat separation of powers with an unusually strong Federal Constitutional Court that can annul statutes and hear individual constitutional complaints.	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.	Unitary. Parliament legislates for the whole island and the 11 parishes have no legislative powers; there is no elected local government tier.
How law is made	Bills originate with the government, Bundestag or Bundesrat, pass three readings in the Bundestag, then require Bundesrat consent or non-objection; a mediation committee resolves deadlock.	Bills are adopted by the Seimas and signed by the President, who may veto and return a bill for reconsideration.	Bills pass three readings in the House of Assembly and the Senate, then receive presidential assent. The Senate may delay a money bill by one month and other bills by longer, but cannot block indefinitely. Constitutional amendments require a two-thirds majority of all members of each House.
Legal profession	Two state examinations plus a two-year Referendariat produce the unified jurist qualified as Rechtsanwalt, judge, prosecutor or notary.	Advocates belong to the Lithuanian Bar Association; notaries handle property, company and succession formalities.	A fused profession of attorneys-at-law under the Legal Profession Act, admitted after a law degree and the Legal Education Certificate. The Barbados Bar Association handles professional matters and a statutory Disciplinary Committee hears complaints.

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