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| Attribute | RomaniaReviewed | GermanyReviewed | SpainReviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal familyIdentical | Civil law | Civil law | Civil law |
| System of government | Unitary semi-presidential republic | Federal parliamentary republic | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Constitution | Constitution of Romania | Grundgesetz (Basic Law) | Spanish Constitution |
| In force since | 1991 | 1949 | 1978 |
| Capital | Bucharest | Berlin | Madrid |
| Official languages | Romanian | German | Spanish |
| Currency | Romanian leu (RON) | Euro (EUR) | Euro (EUR) |
| Population | 19,000,000 | 84,400,000 | 48,400,000 |
| Division of powers | Semi-presidential: a directly elected President shares executive power with a Government answerable to Parliament, and constitutional conflicts between them are themselves justiciable before the Constitutional Court. | Rechtsstaat separation of powers with an unusually strong Federal Constitutional Court that can annul statutes and hear individual constitutional complaints. | 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. |
| How law is made | A bill goes to a first-notified chamber and then to the decisional chamber, whose vote is final. The President may return it once for reconsideration or refer it to the Constitutional Court before promulgation and publication in Monitorul Oficial. | Bills originate with the government, Bundestag or Bundesrat, pass three readings in the Bundestag, then require Bundesrat consent or non-objection; a mediation committee resolves deadlock. | Bills pass both chambers of the Cortes Generales, with the Congress of Deputies able to override the Senate, and receive royal assent. |
| Legal profession | Lawyers (avocați) are admitted through local bars affiliated to the UNBR after examination and a two-year traineeship; notaries and judicial enforcement officers are separate professions. | Two state examinations plus a two-year Referendariat produce the unified jurist qualified as Rechtsanwalt, judge, prosecutor or notary. | Abogados belong to local bar associations (colegios de abogados); procuradores represent parties procedurally and notaries authenticate deeds and company acts. |
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.