Article 48
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Article 48 was a crucial emergency powers clause in the Weimar Constitution that allowed the German president to rule by decree and suspend civil liberties, later facilitating Adolf Hitler’s rise to dictatorship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Art. 48 WRV | 1 |
| Article 48 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 48 Context triple: [Weimar Constitution, keyArticle, Article 48]
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Article 368
Article 368 is the provision in the Constitution of India that lays down the formal process and powers of Parliament to amend the Constitution.
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Article 9
Article 9 is the famous pacifist clause of Japan’s postwar constitution that renounces war and prohibits Japan from maintaining traditional military forces.
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C.
Artikel 42 Grondwet
Artikel 42 Grondwet is a key provision of the Dutch Constitution that defines the composition of the government and establishes the political irresponsibility of the King alongside the ministerial responsibility of the ministers.
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D.
Article XVII
Article XVII is a provision of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide that addresses the relationship between the Convention and existing international agreements and obligations of states.
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E.
Article 123
Article 123 is the provision of the Mexican Constitution that establishes and regulates labor rights and working conditions in Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 48 Target entity description: Article 48 was a crucial emergency powers clause in the Weimar Constitution that allowed the German president to rule by decree and suspend civil liberties, later facilitating Adolf Hitler’s rise to dictatorship.
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A.
Article 368
Article 368 is the provision in the Constitution of India that lays down the formal process and powers of Parliament to amend the Constitution.
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B.
Article 9
Article 9 is the famous pacifist clause of Japan’s postwar constitution that renounces war and prohibits Japan from maintaining traditional military forces.
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C.
Artikel 42 Grondwet
Artikel 42 Grondwet is a key provision of the Dutch Constitution that defines the composition of the government and establishes the political irresponsibility of the King alongside the ministerial responsibility of the ministers.
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D.
Article XVII
Article XVII is a provision of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide that addresses the relationship between the Convention and existing international agreements and obligations of states.
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E.
Article 123
Article 123 is the provision of the Mexican Constitution that establishes and regulates labor rights and working conditions in Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional provision
ⓘ
emergency powers clause ⓘ |
| adoptedAfter |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| allows | Reichstag to demand revocation of emergency measures ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution ⓘ |
| authorizes |
rule by decree
ⓘ
suspension of civil liberties ⓘ use of armed forces to restore order ⓘ |
| category |
Emergency laws
ⓘ
German constitutional law ⓘ Weimar Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Weimar Republic law
|
| controversy |
broad and vague definition of emergency
ⓘ
potential for authoritarian abuse ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | defenders of parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| enabled | presidential cabinets ruling without parliamentary majority ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1919 ⓘ |
| facilitated | Adolf Hitler’s consolidation of power ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo |
President of the Reich
ⓘ
surface form:
President of the Weimar Republic
|
| historicalAssessment | key structural weakness of the Weimar Constitution ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
contributed to the collapse of Weimar democracy
ⓘ
helped enable Nazi dictatorship ⓘ |
| influenced | Reichstag Fire Decree ⓘ |
| inspiredDebateOn | limits of emergency powers in democratic constitutions ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Weimar constitutional lawyers ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | presidential emergency decrees ⓘ |
| legalNumbering |
Article 48
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Art. 48 WRV
|
| legalSystem | Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| partOf | Weimar Constitution ⓘ |
| providedLegalCoverFor | suspension of civil rights after the Reichstag Fire ⓘ |
| purpose | to respond to serious disturbances to public order and security ⓘ |
| regulates | relationship between executive power and civil liberties in emergencies ⓘ |
| repealedWith | end of the Weimar Constitution ⓘ |
| replacedBy | constitutional framework of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| requires | notification of the Reichstag ⓘ |
| textLanguage | German ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Friedrich Ebert
ⓘ
Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Great Depression
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Depression in Germany
Weimar Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Weimar hyperinflation crisis
political violence in the Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| weakened | parliamentary democracy in the Weimar Republic ⓘ |
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Subject: Article 48 Description of subject: Article 48 was a crucial emergency powers clause in the Weimar Constitution that allowed the German president to rule by decree and suspend civil liberties, later facilitating Adolf Hitler’s rise to dictatorship.
Referenced by (2)
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Art. 48 WRV