Basic Law of 1949

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constitution foundational legal document

The Basic Law of 1949 is the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany, establishing its democratic institutions, federal structure, and fundamental rights after World War II.

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Basic Law of 1949 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
foundational legal document ⓘ
adoptedBy Parliamentary Council ⓘ
adoptedOn 1949-05-23 ⓘ
allocatesCompetenceBetween federal government and Länder ⓘ
amendableBy two-thirds majority in Bundesrat ⓘ
two-thirds majority in Bundestag ⓘ
appliesTo Germany ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1949-05-24 ⓘ
containsArticle Article 1 (Protection of human dignity) ⓘ
Article 20 (Basic constitutional principles) ⓘ
Article 79(3) (Eternity clause) ⓘ
containsPart Basic Rights (Articles 1–19) ⓘ
Federal Structure Provisions ⓘ
Preamble ⓘ
Provisions on Bundesrat ⓘ
Provisions on Bundestag ⓘ
Federal Constitutional Court Act (Bundesverfassungsgerichtsgesetz) ⓘ
surface form: Provisions on Federal Constitutional Court

Provisions on Federal Government ⓘ
Provisions on Federal President ⓘ
Provisions on Legislation ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
createdAfter World War II ⓘ
definesPoliticalSystem Germany ⓘ
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
definesRole Chancellor of Germany ⓘ
surface form: Federal Chancellor of Germany
draftedBy Parliamentary Council ⓘ
enshrinesPrinciple democracy ⓘ
eternity clause ⓘ
federalism ⓘ
republican form of government ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
social state principle ⓘ
establishesFormOfGovernment parliamentary democracy ⓘ
establishesInstitution Bundesrat ⓘ
Bundestag ⓘ
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany ⓘ
Federal Government of Germany ⓘ
President of Germany ⓘ
surface form: Federal President of Germany
establishesStateStructure federal state ⓘ
extendedTo East Germany ⓘ
surface form: former East Germany in 1990
fullyAppliedTo unified Germany ⓘ
guaranteesRight equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
human dignity ⓘ
property rights ⓘ
protection of marriage and family ⓘ
right to asylum (Article 16a) ⓘ
influencedBy Weimar Constitution ⓘ
post-war Allied occupation framework ⓘ
initiallyAppliedTo West Germany ⓘ
language German ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Germany ⓘ
limitsPowerOf Länder governments ⓘ
federal government ⓘ
officialName Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
surface form: Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
predecessor Weimar Constitution ⓘ
prohibits abolition of democratic and federal order ⓘ
abolition of human dignity ⓘ
formation of unconstitutional parties ⓘ
promulgatedIn Bonn ⓘ
providesFor constitutional review by Federal Constitutional Court ⓘ
purpose define federal structure of Germany ⓘ
establish democratic institutions after World War II ⓘ
protect fundamental rights ⓘ
shortName Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
surface form: Grundgesetz

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Federal Convention → establishedBy → Basic Law of 1949 ⓘ
subject surface form: Federal Convention (Germany)