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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Verteidigungsausschuss des Deutschen Bundestages legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Vice President of the Bundestag legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
German federal elections hasLegalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: German Basic Law
territoriale Neuordnung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Rechtsgrundlage Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Gesetz zu dem Vertrag vom 31. August 1990 zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik über die Herstellung der Einheit Deutschlands Rechtsordnung Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: Rechtsordnung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Article 54 of the Basic Law partOf Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Basic Law of 1949 officialName Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Basic Law of 1949 shortName Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: Grundgesetz
Bundesminister legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Bundesminister regulatedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: Article 64 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Bundesminister requiresOathTo Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Article 69 of the Basic Law partOf Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Article 69 of the Basic Law adoptedWith Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949
separation of powers implementedIn Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: German Basic Law
Presidium of the Bundestag legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (indirectly via establishment of the Bundestag)
constitution of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern influencedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
state government of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern follows Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Sorbian people minorityRightsProtectedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: German Basic Law
German military legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: German Basic Law
state government of Rhineland-Palatinate subordinateTo Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Cabinet of Rhineland-Palatinate subjectTo Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Constitution of Rhineland-Palatinate conformsTo Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Constitution of Rhineland-Palatinate subordinateTo Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Bremen state government follows Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Rules of Procedure of the Federal Council basedOn Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Nortrup isSubjectTo Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Bundesnachrichtendienst legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form: Grundgesetz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic repealedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
citizen in uniform (Staatsbürger in Uniform) basedOn Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
subject surface form: citizen in uniform
this entity surface form: German Basic Law
Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Government of North Rhine-Westphalia follows Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Republic of Germany (for certain constitutional functions) hasConstitution Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany