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| Attribute | GhanaReviewed | DominicaReviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Mixed (common law and customary law) | Common law |
| System of government | Unitary presidential republic | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of the Republic of Ghana | Constitution of the Commonwealth of Dominica |
| In force since | 1992 | 1978 |
| Capital | Accra | Roseau |
| Official languages | English, Akan, Ewe, Dagbani | English |
| Currency | Ghanaian Cedi (GHS) | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Population | 34,100,000 | 73,000 |
| Division of powers | Executive president with a Cabinet drawn substantially from Parliament, a unicameral legislature, and a judiciary whose independence is protected by security of tenure and a charged-on-consolidated-fund salary. | Unitary. The ten parishes are administrative; village and town councils exercise delegated functions, and the Kalinago Council administers the Kalinago Territory. |
| How law is made | A bill is gazetted, read three times, considered by committee and passed by simple majority. Bills with financial implications need presidential consent to be introduced. The President assents; refusal returns the bill with reasons. | Bills pass three readings in the unicameral House of Assembly and receive presidential assent. Entrenched provisions, including those on fundamental rights and the office of President, require a three-quarters majority of all elected members and in some cases a referendum. |
| Legal profession | Fused: an LLB, the Ghana School of Law professional course and enrolment admit a lawyer who may both solicit and advocate. | A fused profession of legal practitioners admitted by the High Court after a law degree and the Legal Education Certificate. The Dominica Bar Association represents practitioners, and discipline follows the Legal Profession Act framework shared across the OECS. |
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.