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Comparison of selected legal systems
AttributeParaguayReviewedHungaryReviewedSloveniaReviewed
Legal familyIdenticalCivil lawCivil lawCivil law
System of governmentUnitary presidential republicUnitary parliamentary republicUnitary parliamentary republic
ConstitutionConstitution of the Republic of ParaguayFundamental Law of HungaryConstitution of the Republic of Slovenia
In force since199220111991
CapitalAsunciรณnBudapestLjubljana
Official languagesSpanish, GuaranรญHungarianSlovene
CurrencyParaguayan guaranรญ (PYG)Hungarian forint (HUF)Euro (EUR)
Population6,900,0009,600,0002,120,000
Division of powersUnitary 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.A 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.A parliamentary republic with a directly elected but largely ceremonial President, a Government answerable to the National Assembly and an independent judiciary.
How law is madeBills 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 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.Laws are passed by the National Assembly, subject to a possible suspensive veto by the National Council, and promulgated by the President.
Legal professionA 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.Attorneys (รผgyvรฉdek) belong to the Hungarian Bar Association after a traineeship and bar examination; notaries hold a public office and conduct non-contentious succession proceedings.Odvetniki belong to the Slovenian Bar Association; notarji (notaries) authenticate deeds, company acts and succession.

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