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| Attribute | GuyanaReviewed | MontenegroReviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Mixed common and civil law | Civil law |
| System of government | Unitary presidential republic | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana | Constitution of Montenegro |
| In force since | 1980 | 2007 |
| Capital | Georgetown | Podgorica |
| Official languages | English | Montenegrin |
| Currency | Guyanese dollar (GYD) | Euro (EUR) |
| Population | 810,000 | 620,000 |
| Division of powers | Unitary, with ten regions run by elected Regional Democratic Councils and a Local Government Commission. Indigenous Amerindian communities hold titled village lands under the Amerindian Act 2006 with village councils exercising defined local authority. | A parliamentary republic with a directly elected President, a Government answerable to Parliament and an independent judiciary overseen by the Judicial Council. |
| How law is made | Bills are read three times in the National Assembly, considered in committee, and assented to by the President, who may withhold assent and return a bill once. Money bills are the executive's initiative. Ordinary amendment of the Constitution needs two-thirds of all elected members; deeply entrenched articles additionally require approval at a referendum. | Laws are adopted by the Parliament and promulgated by the President; the Constitutional Court may assess their constitutionality. |
| Legal profession | A fused profession: an attorney-at-law both advises and appears. Qualification is normally an LLB from the University of Guyana followed by the Legal Education Certificate from a Council of Legal Education school, then admission by the High Court. The Guyana Bar Association represents practitioners while discipline rests with the courts. | Advokati belong to the Bar Association of Montenegro; notaries (notari) handle deeds, company acts and succession. |
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