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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	GreeceReviewed	AustraliaReviewed	GrenadaReviewed
Legal family	Civil law	Common law	Common law
System of government	Unitary parliamentary republic	Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy	Constitutional monarchy
Constitution	Constitution of Greece	Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act	The Grenada Constitution
In force since	1975	1901	1973
Capital	Athens	Canberra	Saint George's
Official languages	Greek	English	English
Currency	Euro (EUR)	Australian Dollar (AUD)	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Population	10,400,000	26,800,000	126,000
Division of powers	A parliamentary republic with a largely ceremonial President, a Government answerable to Parliament and an independent judiciary organised into civil/criminal, administrative and audit branches.	Chapter III strictly separates federal judicial power; the High Court polices the boundary and may invalidate legislation for exceeding it.	Unitary. The state comprises Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique; Carriacou and Petite Martinique have a Ministry and local administration but no separate legislature.
How law is made	Bills are passed by the Hellenic Parliament and promulgated by the President; a Special Highest Court resolves disputes over constitutionality.	Bills pass both chambers and receive Royal Assent. A persistent deadlock can trigger a double dissolution and, ultimately, a joint sitting.	Bills pass three readings in both Houses and receive the Governor-General's assent. Constitutional amendments to entrenched provisions need a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives and then approval by a referendum, a double lock that has defeated every reform package put to voters.
Legal profession	Dikigoroi (advocates) belong to local bar associations; symvolaiografoi (notaries) authenticate deeds and property transfers.	Admission is state-based but nationally recognised; practitioners may be admitted as barristers and solicitors, with an independent bar in most states.	A fused profession of legal practitioners admitted by the High Court under the Legal Profession Act, after a law degree and the Legal Education Certificate. The Grenada Bar Association represents practitioners.

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