Article 20 (Basic constitutional principles)
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Article 20 of the German Basic Law sets out the core constitutional principles of the Federal Republic of Germany, including its democratic and social state structure, popular sovereignty, separation of powers, and the right to resist attempts to undermine the constitutional order.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
article of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
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constitutional provision ⓘ constitutional provision ⓘ constitutional provision ⓘ constitutional provision ⓘ constitutional provision ⓘ |
| cannotBe | amended in its essential content due to the eternity clause ⓘ |
| conditionsRight | right of resistance if no other remedy is available ⓘ |
| contains |
obligation of all state authority to be bound by the constitutional order
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obligation of the executive to be bound by law and justice ⓘ obligation of the judiciary to be bound by law and justice ⓘ obligation of the legislature to be subject to the constitutional order ⓘ principle of separation of powers between legislature, executive and judiciary ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defines |
Federal Republic of Germany as a constitutional state (Rechtsstaat)
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Federal Republic of Germany as a democratic state NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Republic of Germany as a federal state NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Republic of Germany as a social state ⓘ |
| establishes | basic constitutional principles of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| establishesPrinciple |
democracy
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federalism ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ rule of law ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ social state principle ⓘ |
| grantsRight | right of resistance to all Germans ⓘ |
| guarantees | right to resist attempts to abolish the constitutional order ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Article 20(1)
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Article 20(2) ⓘ Article 20(3) ⓘ Article 20(4) ⓘ |
| isClassifiedAs | eternity clause core principle ⓘ |
| isLocatedInPart | Part II of the Basic Law (The Federation and the Länder) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isProtectedBy | Article 79(3) of the German Basic Law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | German constitutional law ⓘ |
| partOf | Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
constitutional order of the Federal Republic of Germany
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free democratic basic order ⓘ |
| regulates | exercise of state authority in Germany ⓘ |
| states |
All Germans have the right to resist any person seeking to abolish the constitutional order if no other remedy is available
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All state authority is derived from the people ⓘ The Federal Republic of Germany is a democratic and social federal state NERFINISHED ⓘ The executive and the judiciary are bound by law and justice ⓘ The legislature is bound by the constitutional order ⓘ The people exercise state authority through elections and other votes ⓘ The people exercise state authority through specific legislative, executive and judicial bodies ⓘ all state authority is derived from the people ⓘ the people exercise state authority through elections and other votes ⓘ the people exercise state authority through specific legislative, executive and judicial bodies ⓘ |
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