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| Attribute | IndiaReviewed | ChileReviewed | CanadaReviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Common law with personal-law pluralism | Civil law | Bijural: common law and Québec civil law |
| System of government | Federal parliamentary republic | Unitary presidential republic | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Constitution | Constitution of India | Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile | Constitution Acts, 1867 and 1982 |
| In force since | 1950 | 1980 | 1982 |
| Capital | New Delhi | Santiago | Ottawa |
| Official languages | Hindi, English, +22 scheduled languages | Spanish | English, French |
| Currency | Indian Rupee (INR) | Chilean peso (CLP) | Canadian Dollar (CAD) |
| Population | 1,441,000,000 | 19,600,000 | 41,200,000 |
| Division of powers | Parliamentary federalism with subjects distributed across Union, State and Concurrent Lists; judicial review is entrenched, and writ jurisdiction under Articles 32 and 226 is broad. | Unitary. Sixteen regions administer but do not legislate. Regional governors have been directly elected since 2021, which shifted real power away from the centrally appointed delegates, but legislative competence remains exclusively national. | Sections 91 and 92 divide federal and provincial competence. Section 33 allows a legislature to override certain Charter rights for renewable five-year periods. |
| How law is made | Bills pass three readings in each House; money bills originate only in the Lok Sabha. Presidential assent follows, and ordinances may be promulgated between sessions. | Bills originate with the President or in either chamber, though tax, budget and social-security bills are the President's exclusive initiative — an unusually strong executive agenda power. Both chambers must approve; a mixed committee resolves conflict. The President may veto, overridden by two-thirds. Constitutional amendment needs four-sevenths of sitting members, with two-thirds for certain entrenched chapters. | Three readings plus committee study in each chamber, then Royal Assent. Money bills must originate in the Commons. |
| Legal profession | A single fused profession of advocates enrolled with State Bar Councils under the Advocates Act 1961, subject to the All India Bar Examination. | A five-year degree, a supervised practice period, and admission by the Supreme Court itself, which is unusual — the Court, not a bar, confers the title of abogado. Membership of the Colegio de Abogados has been voluntary since 1981, so the Court retains disciplinary jurisdiction over misconduct. | Provincial law societies regulate admission: an accredited degree, articles, and bar admission courses. Québec has separate avocat and notaire professions. |
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.