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| Attribute | SpainReviewed | LithuaniaReviewed | GrenadaReviewed | UgandaReviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Civil law | Civil law | Common law | Mixed (common law and customary law) |
| System of government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Unitary semi-presidential republic | Constitutional monarchy | Unitary presidential republic |
| Constitution | Spanish Constitution | Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania | The Grenada Constitution | Constitution of the Republic of Uganda |
| In force since | 1978 | 1992 | 1973 | 1995 |
| Capital | Madrid | Vilnius | Saint George's | Kampala |
| Official languages | Spanish | Lithuanian | English | English, Swahili, Luganda |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Euro (EUR) | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) | Ugandan Shilling (UGX) |
| Population | 48,400,000 | 2,860,000 | 126,000 | 48,600,000 |
| Division of powers | 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. | Semi-presidential government with a directly elected President focused on foreign and security policy, a Government answerable to the Seimas, and a separate Constitutional Court. | Unitary. The state comprises Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique; Carriacou and Petite Martinique have a Ministry and local administration but no separate legislature. | Presidential system with a Prime Minister, a unicameral Parliament, and a judiciary in which the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal (sitting also as the Constitutional Court) and High Court form the superior courts. |
| How law is made | Bills pass both chambers of the Cortes Generales, with the Congress of Deputies able to override the Senate, and receive royal assent. | Bills are adopted by the Seimas and signed by the President, who may veto and return a bill for reconsideration. | 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 receive three readings with committee scrutiny; certificates of financial implication are required for money bills. The President assents, returns the bill twice with recommendations, or it becomes law if passed a third time by two-thirds. |
| Legal profession | Abogados belong to local bar associations (colegios de abogados); procuradores represent parties procedurally and notaries authenticate deeds and company acts. | Advocates belong to the Lithuanian Bar Association; notaries handle property, company and succession formalities. | 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. | Fused; an LLB, the Law Development Centre post-graduate diploma and enrolment admit an advocate. The Uganda Law Society is the professional body. |
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.