Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany

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The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is the country’s foundational legal charter, establishing its democratic, federal, and constitutional order after World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
foundational legal charter
supreme law
adoptedBy Parliamentary Council
adoptionDate 1949-05-08
alsoKnownAs Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
surface form: Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
amendmentRequires two-thirds majority in Bundesrat
two-thirds majority in Bundestag
appliesTo Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
articleCount over 140 articles
bindingOn all public authorities in Germany
cameIntoForceOn 1949-05-24
cannotBeAmendedInRespectOf eternity clause contents
contains eternity clause
corePrinciplesInclude democracy
federalism
human dignity
rule of law
separation of powers
social state principle
country Germany
definesStateAs constitutional state
democratic
social federal state
empowers Federal Constitutional Court to review laws for constitutionality
establishesFormOfGovernment parliamentary democracy
establishesInstitution Bundesrat
Bundestag
Chancellor of Germany
surface form: Federal Chancellor of Germany

Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
German Federal Cabinet
surface form: Federal Government of Germany

President of Germany
surface form: Federal President of Germany
establishesStateStructure federal state
eternityClauseProtects basic principles of the constitution
democratic order
federal structure
human dignity
extendedTo Germany
surface form: reunified Germany
extensionDateToReunifiedGermany 1990-10-03
firstSectionTitle Basic Rights
guarantees equality before the law
freedom of assembly
freedom of expression
freedom of religion
fundamental rights
human rights
protection of marriage and family
right to asylum
highestInterpreter Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
historicalContext Allied occupation of Germany
post-World War II Germany
influencedBy Bonn Constitution draft
Weimar Constitution
post-war Allied constitutional principles
initiallyAppliedTo West Germany
legalStatus supreme source of law in Germany
legalSystem German law
originalLanguage German
placeOfAdoption Bonn
predecessor Weimar Constitution
prohibits abolition of the democratic basic order
promulgationDate 1949-05-23
regulates federal legislative process
legislative powers of federation and states
relationship between federation and Länder
state of defence
state of emergency
replaced Weimar Constitution
requires respect for human dignity as inviolable
shortName Basic Law
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany self-linksurface differs
surface form: Grundgesetz

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Article 64 of the Basic Law partOf Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Article 64 of the Basic Law cameIntoForceWith Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Article 65 of the Basic Law partOf Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Article 65a of the Basic Law partOf Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Article 66 of the Basic Law partOf Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Article 66 of the Basic Law cameIntoForceWith Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
German federal ministries constitutionalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Judiciary of Germany governedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Judiciary of Germany guaranteedByArticle Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: Article 97 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Bavarian administrative courts follows Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: German Basic Law
Federal Court of Justice of Germany establishedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Court of Justice of Germany governedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: German Basic Law
Bavarian constitutional court isSubjectTo Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
subject surface form: Bavarian Constitutional Court
this entity surface form: German Basic Law in the federal constitutional framework
German Code of Criminal Procedure isSubordinateTo Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Committee on Finance governedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
subject surface form: Committee on Finance (Bundesrat, Germany)
this entity surface form: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz) in conjunction with Bundesrat rules of procedure
Bavarian courts of appeal subjectTo Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: German Basic Law
Berlin Constitution (West) influencedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Public Prosecutor General of Germany legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: German Basic Law
Federal Constitutional Court building legalSystemContext Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: German Basic Law
Federal Constitutional Court building associatedWith Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: German Basic Law (Grundgesetz)
Federal Council legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
subject surface form: Federal Council (Germany)
President of the Bundesrat createdBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
President of the Bundesrat constitutingInstrument Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: Grundgesetz (Basic Law)
Allied occupation directives influenced Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Chief of the German Chancellery legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Landtag of Baden-Württemberg isSubjectTo Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Landtag of Saarland subordinateTo Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Social Court of Germany appliesLaw Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: German Basic Law
Federal Parliament canAmend Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Parliament constitutionalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
GG refersTo Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
GG abbreviationOf Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: Grundgesetz
GG isStandardAbbreviationFor Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: Germany’s Basic Law
Frankfurt Documents relatedTo Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Pedagogical Academy, Bonn associatedWith Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Pedagogical Academy, Bonn associatedWith Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: Grundgesetz
Vice President of the Federal Constitutional Court legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Administrative Court of Germany legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: German Basic Law
Federal Labour Court of Germany governedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: German Basic Law
Schwarz-Rot-Gold mentionedIn Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: German Basic Law (Grundgesetz) Article 22
Bundesgesetzblatt legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: German Basic Law
Lord Mayor of Marburg subordinateTo Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Occupation Statute affects Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Council of Germany legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Rules of Procedure of the German Bundestag legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Court of Audit legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: German Basic Law
EU Committee of the Bundestag usesLegalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Committee of Inquiry under Article 45a of the Basic Law isEmpoweredBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: German Basic Law
Verteidigungsausschuss legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland