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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	ParaguayReviewed	EcuadorReviewed	SurinameReviewed
Legal familyIdentical	Civil law	Civil law	Civil law
System of governmentIdentical	Unitary presidential republic	Unitary presidential republic	Unitary presidential republic
Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay	Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador	Constitution of the Republic of Suriname
In force since	1992	2008	1987
Capital	Asunción	Quito	Paramaribo
Official languages	Spanish, Guaraní	Spanish, Quechua, Shuar	Dutch
Currency	Paraguayan guaraní (PYG)	United States dollar (USD)	Surinamese dollar (SRD)
Population	6,900,000	18,200,000	620,000
Division of powers	Unitary with seventeen departments and the capital district, each with an elected governor and departmental board holding administrative and limited fiscal competence. Legislative power is national.	Unitary and decentralised, with twenty-four provinces and autonomous decentralised governments at provincial, cantonal and parish level. Indigenous authorities exercise their own jurisdiction under Article 171, subject to constitutional review.	Unitary, with ten districts headed by appointed district commissioners and elected district councils. Indigenous and Maroon communities in the interior are governed by traditional authorities whose land rights are not yet fully codified, despite repeated Inter-American Court rulings requiring it.
How law is made	Bills may start in either chamber and must pass both. The President may object in whole or part; Congress overcomes an objection by absolute majority in both chambers. Constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds vote of each chamber and ratification by referendum; wholesale reform requires a constituent assembly.	Bills go to the Assembly from members, the President, the Court, citizens or autonomous governments, and need two debates. The President may fully or partially object; a full objection can only be overcome after a year or by a two-thirds vote. Urgent economic bills become law by decree if the Assembly fails to act in thirty days. Amendment routes differ by depth, from Assembly vote to constituent assembly.	Bills are introduced by the executive or by Assembly members, debated and passed by a simple majority of the 51-member Assembly, then ratified and promulgated by the President. Constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds majority of the Assembly. Because the Assembly also elects the President, executive and legislature are closely fused.
Legal profession	A law degree and registration of the title with the Supreme Court, which maintains the roll and exercises discipline. Bar membership is voluntary. Because both Spanish and Guaraní are official, courts must provide interpretation, and practitioners outside Asunción are commonly bilingual.	A law degree plus registration in the Forense registry of the Consejo de la Judicatura, and usually membership of a provincial colegio de abogados. The Judicature Council holds disciplinary power. Public defence is provided by the Defensoría Pública, a separate autonomous body.	Qualification is by a Surinamese law degree from the Anton de Kom University followed by admission as an advocaat by the Hof van Justitie and enrolment in the Surinaamse Orde van Advocaten. Practice is conducted in Dutch, so foreign parties should budget for sworn translation; notarissen hold exclusive competence over conveyancing and company deeds.

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