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| Attribute | GreeceReviewed | NamibiaReviewed | CanadaReviewed | GrenadaReviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Civil law | Mixed Roman-Dutch and English common law | Bijural: common law and Québec civil law | Common law |
| System of government | Unitary parliamentary republic | Semi-presidential republic | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Constitutional monarchy |
| Constitution | Constitution of Greece | Constitution of the Republic of Namibia | Constitution Acts, 1867 and 1982 | The Grenada Constitution |
| In force since | 1975 | 1990 | 1982 | 1973 |
| Capital | Athens | Windhoek | Ottawa | Saint George's |
| Official languages | Greek | English | English, French | English |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Namibian dollar (NAD) | Canadian Dollar (CAD) | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Population | 10,400,000 | 2,600,000 | 41,200,000 | 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. | Unitary with 14 administrative regions and elected regional councils, which also constitute the National Council, the upper chamber. Traditional authorities exercise recognised functions over communal land and customary law. | Sections 91 and 92 divide federal and provincial competence. Section 33 allows a legislature to override certain Charter rights for renewable five-year periods. | 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 the National Assembly through three readings, then go to the National Council for review. The Council may confirm, propose amendments, or object; the Assembly can override an objection by a two-thirds majority. The President then assents, and constitutional amendments require two-thirds of both chambers and may never diminish the rights chapter. | Three readings plus committee study in each chamber, then Royal Assent. Money bills must originate in the Commons. | 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. | A fused profession under the Legal Practitioners Act: a single class of legal practitioner is admitted after a law degree and the Justice Training Centre's postgraduate course, and the Law Society of Namibia regulates practice. | Provincial law societies regulate admission: an accredited degree, articles, and bar admission courses. Québec has separate avocat and notaire professions. | 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. |
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.