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| Attribute | ParaguayReviewed | SpainReviewed | MoroccoReviewed | GabonIndexed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Civil law | Civil law | Civil law with Islamic law in personal status | Civil law (French tradition) |
| System of government | Unitary presidential republic | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Constitutional monarchy | Unitary presidential republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay | Spanish Constitution | Constitution of the Kingdom of Morocco | Constitution of the Gabonese Republic |
| In force since | 1992 | 1978 | 2011 | 2024 |
| Capital | Asunción | Madrid | Rabat | Libreville |
| Official languages | Spanish, Guaraní | Spanish | Arabic, Tamazight | French |
| Currency | Paraguayan guaraní (PYG) | Euro (EUR) | Moroccan dirham (MAD) | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
| Population | 6,900,000 | 48,400,000 | 37,500,000 | 2,500,000 |
| 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. | A constitutional monarchy with the King as head of state, an executive led by the President of the Government, a bicameral parliament and an independent judiciary, overlaid by extensive regional self-government. | Unitary but substantially regionalised since 2015, with twelve regions holding directly elected councils and their own budgets under the advanced regionalisation programme. Regions have executive competences in development planning and transport; they do not legislate. | Presidential system under the 2024 constitution, with a bicameral Parliament of National Assembly and Senate and a judiciary headed by the Court of Cassation, Council of State and Constitutional Court. |
| 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 both chambers of the Cortes Generales, with the Congress of Deputies able to override the Senate, and receive royal assent. | Bills may be introduced by the head of government or by members of either chamber. They pass through committee and plenary in both houses, with the House of Representatives having the final word where the chambers disagree. Organic laws must be referred to the Constitutional Court before promulgation. The King promulgates statutes by dahir within thirty days, and may ask parliament to reconsider a bill or submit it to referendum. | Bills pass committee and plenary in both chambers and are promulgated by the President. The Constitutional Court may review a text before promulgation on referral. |
| 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. | Abogados belong to local bar associations (colegios de abogados); procuradores represent parties procedurally and notaries authenticate deeds and company acts. | Avocats are admitted to one of the regional bars and organised nationally through the Association des Barreaux du Maroc; practice before the Court of Cassation requires additional seniority. Notaries and adouls coexist — the notaire handles conveyancing and company documents in the French tradition, while the adoul draws up marriage and inheritance instruments under Islamic law. Judges are career appointments trained at the Institut Supérieur de la Magistrature. | Avocats admitted through the Ordre des avocats du Gabon; notaires and huissiers are separate regulated 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.