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AttributeHungaryReviewedLithuaniaReviewedGrenadaReviewed
Legal familyCivil lawCivil lawCommon law
System of governmentUnitary parliamentary republicUnitary semi-presidential republicConstitutional monarchy
ConstitutionFundamental Law of HungaryConstitution of the Republic of LithuaniaThe Grenada Constitution
In force since201119921973
CapitalBudapestVilniusSaint George's
Official languagesHungarianLithuanianEnglish
CurrencyHungarian forint (HUF)Euro (EUR)East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Population9,600,0002,860,000126,000
Division of powersA unicameral parliament dominates: it elects the President, the Curiaโ€™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.Semi-presidential government with a directly elected President focused on foreign and security policy, a Government answerable to the Seimas, and a separate Constitutional Court.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 madeBills 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 Kรถzlรถny.Bills are adopted by the Seimas and signed by the President, who may veto and return a bill for reconsideration.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 professionAttorneys (รผgyvรฉdek) belong to the Hungarian Bar Association after a traineeship and bar examination; notaries hold a public office and conduct non-contentious succession proceedings.Advocates belong to the Lithuanian Bar Association; notaries handle property, company and succession formalities.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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