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| Attribute | ParaguayReviewed | GrenadaReviewed | RussiaReviewed | NamibiaReviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Civil law | Common law | Civil law | Mixed Roman-Dutch and English common law |
| System of government | Unitary presidential republic | Constitutional monarchy | Federal semi-presidential republic | Semi-presidential republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay | The Grenada Constitution | Constitution of the Russian Federation | Constitution of the Republic of Namibia |
| In force since | 1992 | 1973 | 1993 | 1990 |
| Capital | Asunciรณn | Saint George's | Moscow | Windhoek |
| Official languages | Spanish, Guaranรญ | English | Russian | English |
| Currency | Paraguayan guaranรญ (PYG) | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) | Russian rouble (RUB) | Namibian dollar (NAD) |
| Population | 6,900,000 | 126,000 | 144,000,000 | 2,600,000 |
| 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. The state comprises Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique; Carriacou and Petite Martinique have a Ministry and local administration but no separate legislature. | Federal and semi-presidential: the President is a distinct branch-transcending office with wide appointment and decree powers, and since 2020 may initiate the removal of senior judges through the Federation Council. | Unitary with 14 administrative regions and elected regional councils, which also constitute the National Council, the upper chamber. Traditional authorities exercise recognised functions over communal land and customary law. |
| 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 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. | Bills pass three readings in the State Duma, go to the Federation Council, and are signed by the President; a veto is overridden by two-thirds of each chamber. Since 2020 the President may refer an adopted bill to the Constitutional Court before signing. | Bills pass the National Assembly through three readings, then go to the National Council for review. The Council may confirm, propose amendments, or object; the Assembly can override an objection by a two-thirds majority. The President then assents, and constitutional amendments require two-thirds of both chambers and may never diminish the rights chapter. |
| 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 Guaranรญ are official, courts must provide interpretation, and practitioners outside Asunciรณn are commonly bilingual. | 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. | Advocates (ะฐะดะฒะพะบะฐัั) are admitted by regional chambers under the Federal Chamber of Advocates and hold the exclusive right to defend in criminal cases; other litigation may be conducted by non-advocate representatives. | A fused profession under the Legal Practitioners Act: a single class of legal practitioner is admitted after a law degree and the Justice Training Centre's postgraduate course, and the Law Society of Namibia regulates practice. |
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 โ the constitutional detail behind a one-line summary is often the part that governs the outcome.