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| Attribute | GrenadaReviewed | UgandaReviewed | DR CongoReviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Common law | Mixed (common law and customary law) | Civil law (Belgian tradition) |
| System of government | Constitutional monarchy | Unitary presidential republic | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
| Constitution | The Grenada Constitution | Constitution of the Republic of Uganda | Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| In force since | 1973 | 1995 | 2006 |
| Capital | Saint George's | Kampala | Kinshasa |
| Official languages | English | English, Swahili, Luganda | French, Lingala, Swahili, Kikongo, Tshiluba |
| Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) | Ugandan Shilling (UGX) | Congolese Franc (CDF) |
| Population | 126,000 | 48,600,000 | 102,300,000 |
| 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. | Presidential system with a Prime Minister, a unicameral Parliament, and a judiciary in which the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal (sitting also as the Constitutional Court) and High Court form the superior courts. | Semi-presidential: a directly elected President, a Prime Minister from the parliamentary majority, and a bicameral Parliament. The 2006 constitution split the former Supreme Court into three separate apex courts. |
| 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 receive three readings with committee scrutiny; certificates of financial implication are required for money bills. The President assents, returns the bill twice with recommendations, or it becomes law if passed a third time by two-thirds. | Bills pass both chambers; persistent disagreement is resolved by a joint commission or a final National Assembly vote. The President promulgates within the constitutional period, and the Constitutional Court may be seised beforehand. |
| 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. | Fused; an LLB, the Law Development Centre post-graduate diploma and enrolment admit an advocate. The Uganda Law Society is the professional body. | Avocats admitted to provincial bars under the national Ordre des avocats after a law degree and traineeship; défenseurs judiciaires assist in lower courts. |
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.