Basic Law

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Basic Law is the constitutional charter of the Federal Republic of Germany, establishing its fundamental political and legal order.

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Basic Law canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
legal document
adoptedBy Parliamentary Council
adoptionDate 1949-05-08
appliesToJurisdiction Germany
articleNumberRange Article 1 to Article 146
cameIntoForce 1949-05-24
containsPart Basic rights
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
surface form: Federal Constitutional Court

Federal government
surface form: Federal Government

Federal Parliament
President of Germany
surface form: Federal President

Legislation
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
surface form: Organization of the Federation and the Länder

Transitional and concluding provisions
country Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
definesGovernmentSystem parliamentary democracy
definesStateForm democratic and social federal state
entrenchedProvision federal structure of the state
human dignity is inviolable
principle of democracy
principle of rule of law
principle of social state
establishesInstitution Bundesrat
Bundestag
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
Federal Government of Germany
President of Germany
surface form: Federal President of Germany
extendedTo unified Germany
surface form: reunified Germany
extensionEffectiveDate 1990-10-03
guaranteesRight asylum right
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
hasAbbreviation GG
inspiredBy Weimar Constitution
post-war constitutionalism
language German
legalStatus supreme law of Germany
nativeName Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
surface form: Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
nativeShortName Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
surface form: Grundgesetz
originalTerritorialScope West Germany
preambleMentions German unity
responsibility before God and man
promulgationDate 1949-05-23
shortName Basic Law self-linksurface differs
subjectOf constitutional jurisprudence of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany

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Basic Law shortName Basic Law self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany