Committee of Inquiry under Article 45a of the Basic Law

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The Committee of Inquiry under Article 45a of the Basic Law is a special investigative body of the German Bundestag that can be formed from the Defence Committee to conduct parliamentary inquiries into defense-related matters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf committee of inquiry
parliamentary committee
special investigative body
aimsTo clarify facts in defence-related controversies
ensure parliamentary control of defence policy
increase transparency in defence matters
appliesTo Bundeswehr
German defence policy
belongsToLegalSystem German constitutional law
canBeFormedFrom Verteidigungsausschuss des Deutschen Bundestages
surface form: Defence Committee of the German Bundestag
country Germany
governingBody Presidium of the Bundestag
surface form: German Bundestag Presidium
hasAuthority hold public hearings
request documents from the federal government
summon witnesses
hasConstitutionalPurpose safeguard democratic oversight of military power
strengthen parliamentary control over the armed forces
hasConstitutionalStatus organ of parliamentary oversight
hasFunction clarify political responsibility in defence matters
conduct parliamentary inquiries
investigate defence policy issues
hasJurisdictionOver defence-related matters
hasLanguage German
hasScope defence budget control
deployment of the Bundeswehr
military operations oversight
military procurement issues
isDistinctFrom ordinary committees of inquiry under Article 44 of the Basic Law
isEmpoweredBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
surface form: German Basic Law
isLimitedTo defence and security policy issues
isRelatedTo Verteidigungsausschuss des Deutschen Bundestages
surface form: Defence Committee of the German Bundestag

control of the executive in defence matters
parliamentary oversight of the armed forces
isSpecializationOf Verteidigungsausschuss des Deutschen Bundestages
surface form: Defence Committee of the German Bundestag
isTypeOf parliamentary investigative committee
legalBasis Article 45a of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
operatesAtLevel federal
partOf Bundestag
surface form: German Bundestag
subjectTo Rules of Procedure of the German Bundestag

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Defence Committee canTransformInto Committee of Inquiry under Article 45a of the Basic Law