Basic Law of 1949
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The Basic Law of 1949 is the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany, establishing its democratic institutions, federal structure, and fundamental rights after World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basic Law of 1949 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2576965 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basic Law of 1949 Context triple: [Federal Convention (Germany), establishedBy, Basic Law of 1949]
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A.
Constitution of the People's Republic of China
The Constitution of the People's Republic of China is the country's fundamental law that defines the structure of the state, the leadership role of the Communist Party, and the rights and duties of citizens.
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B.
Basic Law V
Basic Law V is a central axiom in Frege’s logical system that equates the extensions of concepts with identical truth conditions, and whose inconsistency famously undermined his logicist foundation for arithmetic.
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C.
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is Hong Kong's mini-constitution, outlining its system of governance, rights, and autonomy under the "one country, two systems" framework within the People's Republic of China.
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D.
Constitution of the Republic of China
The Constitution of the Republic of China is the fundamental law that organizes the government structure, defines citizens’ rights, and guides the political system of the state commonly associated with Taiwan.
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E.
Constitution of 1976
The Constitution of 1976 is Portugal’s post-revolution democratic charter that redefined the country’s political system, civil liberties, and institutional framework after the Carnation Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basic Law of 1949 Target entity description: The Basic Law of 1949 is the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany, establishing its democratic institutions, federal structure, and fundamental rights after World War II.
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A.
Constitution of the People's Republic of China
The Constitution of the People's Republic of China is the country's fundamental law that defines the structure of the state, the leadership role of the Communist Party, and the rights and duties of citizens.
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B.
Basic Law V
Basic Law V is a central axiom in Frege’s logical system that equates the extensions of concepts with identical truth conditions, and whose inconsistency famously undermined his logicist foundation for arithmetic.
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C.
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is Hong Kong's mini-constitution, outlining its system of governance, rights, and autonomy under the "one country, two systems" framework within the People's Republic of China.
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D.
Constitution of the Republic of China
The Constitution of the Republic of China is the fundamental law that organizes the government structure, defines citizens’ rights, and guides the political system of the state commonly associated with Taiwan.
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E.
Constitution of 1976
The Constitution of 1976 is Portugal’s post-revolution democratic charter that redefined the country’s political system, civil liberties, and institutional framework after the Carnation Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitution
ⓘ
foundational legal document ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Parliamentary Council ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1949-05-23 ⓘ |
| allocatesCompetenceBetween | federal government and Länder ⓘ |
| amendableBy |
two-thirds majority in Bundesrat
ⓘ
two-thirds majority in Bundestag ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Germany ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceOn | 1949-05-24 ⓘ |
| containsArticle |
Article 1 (Protection of human dignity)
ⓘ
Article 20 (Basic constitutional principles) ⓘ Article 79(3) (Eternity clause) ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Basic Rights (Articles 1–19)
ⓘ
Federal Structure Provisions ⓘ Preamble ⓘ Provisions on Bundesrat ⓘ Provisions on Bundestag ⓘ Federal Constitutional Court Act (Bundesverfassungsgerichtsgesetz) ⓘ
surface form:
Provisions on Federal Constitutional Court
Provisions on Federal Government ⓘ Provisions on Federal President ⓘ Provisions on Legislation ⓘ |
| country |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
|
| createdAfter | World War II ⓘ |
| definesPoliticalSystem |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
|
| definesRole |
Chancellor of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Chancellor of Germany
|
| draftedBy | Parliamentary Council ⓘ |
| enshrinesPrinciple |
democracy
ⓘ
eternity clause ⓘ federalism ⓘ republican form of government ⓘ rule of law ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ social state principle ⓘ |
| establishesFormOfGovernment | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| establishesInstitution |
Bundesrat
ⓘ
Bundestag ⓘ Federal Constitutional Court of Germany ⓘ Federal Government of Germany ⓘ President of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Federal President of Germany
|
| establishesStateStructure | federal state ⓘ |
| extendedTo |
East Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
former East Germany in 1990
|
| fullyAppliedTo | unified Germany ⓘ |
| guaranteesRight |
equality before the law
ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of association ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ human dignity ⓘ property rights ⓘ protection of marriage and family ⓘ right to asylum (Article 16a) ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Weimar Constitution
ⓘ
post-war Allied occupation framework ⓘ |
| initiallyAppliedTo | West Germany ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law of Germany ⓘ |
| limitsPowerOf |
Länder governments
ⓘ
federal government ⓘ |
| officialName |
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
|
| predecessor | Weimar Constitution ⓘ |
| prohibits |
abolition of democratic and federal order
ⓘ
abolition of human dignity ⓘ formation of unconstitutional parties ⓘ |
| promulgatedIn | Bonn ⓘ |
| providesFor | constitutional review by Federal Constitutional Court ⓘ |
| purpose |
define federal structure of Germany
ⓘ
establish democratic institutions after World War II ⓘ protect fundamental rights ⓘ |
| shortName |
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Grundgesetz
|
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Subject: Basic Law of 1949 Description of subject: The Basic Law of 1949 is the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany, establishing its democratic institutions, federal structure, and fundamental rights after World War II.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Federal Convention (Germany)