Parliamentary Council

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The Parliamentary Council was the post–World War II West German constitutional assembly that drafted and enacted the Basic Law, laying the foundation for the Federal Republic of Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional assembly
political body
adoptedPrinciple eternity clause
federalism
human dignity
parliamentary democracy
rule of law
separation of powers
social state principle
aimedTo establish democratic order in West Germany
prevent resurgence of dictatorship
appliesTo future Federal Republic of Germany
category 1948 establishments in West Germany
1949 disestablishments in West Germany
convenedBy British military government in Germany
French military government in Germany
Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS)
surface form: United States military government in Germany

Allied military governments
surface form: Western Allied military governors
country West Germany
dateOfEnactment 1949-05-23
dissolvedAfter promulgation of the Basic Law
enacted Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
endTime 1949-05-23
hasJurisdiction Trizone
historicalPeriod post–World War II
includesMembersFrom Christian Democratic Union of Germany
surface form: CDU

CSU
Centre Party
FDP
German Party
Social Democratic Party of Germany
surface form: SPD
influencedBy Allied occupation requirements
German constitutional tradition
Weimar Constitution
language German
legalBasis Frankfurt Documents
locatedIn Bonn
meetsIn Museum Koenig, Bonn
Pedagogical Academy, Bonn
memberOf West German constitutional history
membersAppointedBy parliaments of the West German Länder
numberOfMembers 65
president Konrad Adenauer
replacedBy Bundestag
result Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
significantFor foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany
startTime 1948-09-01
task create provisional constitution
draft Basic Law for West Germany
vicePresident Carlo Schmid

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Basic Law adoptedBy Parliamentary Council
subject surface form: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
President of the Parliamentary Council partOf Parliamentary Council
Helene Weber participantIn Parliamentary Council
this entity surface form: Parlamentarischer Rat
Frankfurt Documents influenced Parliamentary Council
this entity surface form: Parliamentary Council (Parlamentarischer Rat)
Pedagogical Academy, Bonn associatedWith Parliamentary Council
Basic Law of 1949 draftedBy Parliamentary Council
Basic Law of 1949 adoptedBy Parliamentary Council