Article 65a of the Basic Law

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Article 65a of the Basic Law is the provision in Germany’s constitution that establishes the Federal Minister of Defence’s authority over the armed forces in peacetime.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the German Basic Law
constitutional provision
appliesIn peacetime
appliesTo Bundeswehr
basedOnPrinciple primacy of civilian political leadership over the military
belongsToChapter organization of the federal government
bindingOn Bundeswehr
Minister of Defence
surface form: Federal Minister of Defence

federal constitutional organs of Germany
constitutionalRank part of primary constitutional law
constitutionalStatus in force
contrastsWith Article 115b of the Basic Law
country Germany
definesRoleOf Minister of Defence
surface form: Federal Minister of Defence
distinguishesBetween peacetime command authority and wartime command authority
ensures civilian ministerial responsibility for the armed forces
establishes that the Federal Minister of Defence has command and authority over the armed forces in peacetime
governs relationship between the Federal Government and the armed forces in peacetime
grantsAuthorityTo Minister of Defence
surface form: Federal Minister of Defence
interpretedBy Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
jurisdiction Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
language German
legalSystem German constitutional law
limitsAuthorityOf other federal ministers regarding command over the armed forces
partOf Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
regulates command authority over the German armed forces in peacetime
relatedTo civilian control of the military in Germany
separation of powers in German constitutional law
subjectMatter command and control of the Bundeswehr in peacetime
typeOfNorm organizational norm of state structure

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German Federal Cabinet constitutionalArticle Article 65a of the Basic Law