Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution
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Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution was an emergency powers clause that allowed the German president to suspend civil liberties and rule by decree, a mechanism later exploited by the Nazis to dismantle democracy.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional article
ⓘ
emergency powers provision ⓘ |
| adoptedAfter | First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedRight |
freedom of assembly
ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ privacy of postal and telecommunication correspondence ⓘ protection against unlawful searches ⓘ protection of property ⓘ |
| allowedAction |
deployment of armed forces within Germany
ⓘ
overriding of state governments ⓘ rule by presidential decree ⓘ suspension of civil liberties ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Notverordnungsrecht des Reichspräsidenten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedAsExampleOf |
abuse of emergency powers
ⓘ
democratic backsliding through legal means ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | liberal democratic constitutional safeguards ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1919 ⓘ |
| exploitedBy |
Adolf Hitler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Socialist German Workers Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Weimar Republic history
ⓘ
comparative constitutionalism ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ |
| frequentlyUsedBy |
President Friedrich Ebert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President Paul von Hindenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedPowerTo | President of the Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | considered a key structural weakness of the Weimar Constitution ⓘ |
| influencedEvent |
Nazi seizure of power
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
collapse of the Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| inForceUntil | 1933 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | Reichstag Fire Decree of 28 February 1933 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | German constitutional law ⓘ |
| partOf | Weimar Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEffect |
facilitated presidential cabinets ruling without parliamentary majorities
ⓘ
weakened parliamentary democracy in the Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| providedCheckBy | Reichstag power to revoke emergency decrees ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide emergency powers to the president of Germany ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Reichstag Fire Decree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedInPracticeBy | Enabling Act of 1933 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredCondition |
emergency situation in the Reich
ⓘ
existence of serious disturbance or danger to public order and security ⓘ |
| requiredNotification | Reichstag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspendedRightThrough | Reichstag Fire Decree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
centralization of power in the executive
ⓘ
dismantling democratic institutions in Germany ⓘ suppression of political opponents ⓘ |
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