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| Attribute | LatviaReviewed | ArgentinaReviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Legal familyIdentical | Civil law | Civil law |
| System of government | Unitary parliamentary republic | Federal presidential republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of Latvia (Satversme) | Constitution of the Argentine Nation |
| In force since | 1922 | 1853 |
| Capital | Riga | Buenos Aires |
| Official languages | Latvian | Spanish |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Argentine peso (ARS) |
| Population | 1,880,000 | 46,000,000 |
| Division of powers | Parliamentary government with a parliament-elected president and a separate Constitutional Court alongside the ordinary judiciary. | Federal. Twenty-three provinces plus the autonomous City of Buenos Aires retain all powers not delegated to the nation (Article 121). Substantive civil, commercial, criminal and labour law is federal and uniform, but each province legislates its own procedure and runs its own judiciary — an inversion of the United States allocation. |
| How law is made | Bills pass readings in the Saeima and are promulgated by the President, who may return a bill or, with a minority of deputies, suspend it for a possible referendum. | Bills may be introduced in either chamber, by the executive, or by citizen initiative. One chamber acts as chamber of origin and the other as revising chamber; insistence rules resolve disagreement. The President may veto in whole or in part, and Congress overrides with two-thirds of both chambers. Necessity-and-urgency decrees are permitted but excluded from criminal, tax, electoral and party matters, and must pass a bicameral committee. |
| Legal profession | Sworn advocates belong to the Latvian Council of Sworn Advocates; sworn notaries handle property and succession formalities. | A five-to-six-year law degree followed by mandatory registration with a provincial or city bar association, which holds disciplinary power. The Colegio Público de Abogados de la Capital Federal governs practice in Buenos Aires. There is no separate bar examination; enrolment follows the degree. Notaries (escribanos) are a distinct numerus clausus profession with exclusive competence over real estate transfers. |
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.