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| Attribute | Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesReviewed | RomaniaReviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Common law | Civil law |
| System of government | Constitutional monarchy | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
| Constitution | The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Constitution | Constitution of Romania |
| In force since | 1979 | 1991 |
| Capital | Kingstown | Bucharest |
| Official languages | English | Romanian |
| Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) | Romanian leu (RON) |
| Population | 100,000 | 19,000,000 |
| Division of powers | Unitary. The six parishes are administrative, and the Grenadines are represented in Parliament by two constituencies but have no separate legislature. | 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. |
| How law is made | Bills pass three readings in the unicameral House of Assembly and receive the Governor-General's assent. Entrenched provisions require a two-thirds majority of all elected members and, for the most protected provisions, approval by referendum — the route attempted unsuccessfully in 2009. | 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. |
| Legal profession | A fused profession of legal practitioners admitted by the High Court after a law degree and the Legal Education Certificate. The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bar Association represents practitioners. | 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. |
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