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 Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
amendmentRequires two-thirds majority in Bundesrat
two-thirds majority in Bundestag
appliesTo Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: 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
Federal Chancellor of Germany
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
Federal Government of Germany
Federal President of Germany
establishesStateStructure federal state
eternityClauseProtects basic principles of the constitution
democratic order
federal structure
human dignity
extendedTo reunified Germany
linked to: 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
Grundgesetz

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West Germany constitution Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety legalBasis German Basic Law
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany shortName Grundgesetz
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany alsoKnownAs Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Bundestag createdBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Bundestag constitutionalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Chancellor of Germany constitutionalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
President of Germany constitutingInstrument Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Bundeswehr governedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
German Federal Cabinet legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
German Federal Cabinet establishedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (1949)
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Ministry of Health (Germany) follows German Basic Law
subject linked to: Federal Ministry of Health
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Bavarian judiciary follows German Basic Law
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Local Court of Nuremberg subjectTo German Basic Law
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Bundesrat (Germany) legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
subject linked to: Bundesrat
German Civil Code relatedTo German Constitution (Grundgesetz)
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Landtag of Lower Saxony isSubjectTo Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Bavarian Ministry of Justice follows German Basic Law
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany nativeName Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
subject linked to: Basic Law
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany nativeShortName Grundgesetz
subject linked to: Basic Law
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Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany containsPart Organization of the Federation and the Länder
subject linked to: Basic Law
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Parliamentary Council result Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Parliamentary Council enacted Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany establishedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany constitutionalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany legalBasis German Basic Law
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany establishedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany constitutionalDocumentInterpreted Grundgesetz
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Weimar Constitution replacedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Defence Committee legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Security Council of Germany legalBasis German Basic Law
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
President of the Bundestag legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Convention (Germany) legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
subject linked to: Federal Convention
Bundesversammlung legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Vice Chancellor of Germany constitutionalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Government of Germany constitutionalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
foreign service law of Germany basedOn German Basic Law
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs of Germany legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
German Navy hasLegalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Innere Führung influencedBy German Basic Law (Grundgesetz)
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Innere Führung relatedTo German Basic Law Article 1
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Innere Führung relatedTo German Basic Law Article 20
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Landtag of Hesse follows Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Article 63 of the Basic Law partOf Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Ministers without portfolio (Germany) legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Article 62 of the Basic Law partOf Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Article 62 of the Basic Law containedInDocument Grundgesetz
linked to: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Minister with portfolio legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany