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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	GrenadaReviewed	HungaryReviewed
Legal family	Common law	Civil law
System of government	Constitutional monarchy	Unitary parliamentary republic
Constitution	The Grenada Constitution	Fundamental Law of Hungary
In force since	1973	2011
Capital	Saint George's	Budapest
Official languages	English	Hungarian
Currency	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)	Hungarian forint (HUF)
Population	126,000	9,600,000
Division of powers	Unitary. The state comprises Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique; Carriacou and Petite Martinique have a Ministry and local administration but no separate legislature.	A unicameral parliament dominates: it elects the President, the Curia’s President, the Prosecutor General and the constitutional judges. Judicial administration is split between the National Office for the Judiciary and the elected National Judicial Council.
How law is made	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.	Bills are debated in the National Assembly and adopted by simple majority, or two-thirds for cardinal statutes. The President signs within five days, or may return the bill once or refer it for constitutional review before promulgation in Magyar Közlöny.
Legal profession	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.	Attorneys (ügyvédek) belong to the Hungarian Bar Association after a traineeship and bar examination; notaries hold a public office and conduct non-contentious succession proceedings.

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