Basic Law
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Basic Law is the constitutional charter of the Federal Republic of Germany, establishing its fundamental political and legal order.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basic Law canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T281598 — 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 Context triple: [Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, shortName, Basic Law]
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A.
Laws
Laws is one of Plato’s late philosophical dialogues, presenting a detailed exploration of legal theory, political organization, and the ideal constitution for a well-ordered city.
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B.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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C.
Body of Civil Law
The Body of Civil Law is the monumental 6th-century codification of Roman law ordered by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, which became a foundational source for later European legal systems.
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D.
Self-Denying Ordinance
The Self-Denying Ordinance was a 1645 act of the English Long Parliament that required members of Parliament to resign their military commands, reshaping leadership of Parliamentary forces during the English Civil War.
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E.
Peace through law
Peace through law is a legalist ideal that promotes the achievement and preservation of international peace primarily through the development and enforcement of law and judicial institutions.
- 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 Target entity description: Basic Law is the constitutional charter of the Federal Republic of Germany, establishing its fundamental political and legal order.
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A.
Laws
Laws is one of Plato’s late philosophical dialogues, presenting a detailed exploration of legal theory, political organization, and the ideal constitution for a well-ordered city.
-
B.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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C.
Body of Civil Law
The Body of Civil Law is the monumental 6th-century codification of Roman law ordered by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, which became a foundational source for later European legal systems.
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D.
Self-Denying Ordinance
The Self-Denying Ordinance was a 1645 act of the English Long Parliament that required members of Parliament to resign their military commands, reshaping leadership of Parliamentary forces during the English Civil War.
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E.
Peace through law
Peace through law is a legalist ideal that promotes the achievement and preservation of international peace primarily through the development and enforcement of law and judicial institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitution
ⓘ
legal document ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Parliamentary Council ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1949-05-08 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Germany ⓘ |
| articleNumberRange | Article 1 to Article 146 ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1949-05-24 ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Basic rights
ⓘ
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Constitutional Court
Federal government ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Government
Federal Parliament ⓘ President of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Federal President
Legislation ⓘ Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Organization of the Federation and the Länder
Transitional and concluding provisions ⓘ |
| country |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
|
| definesGovernmentSystem | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| definesStateForm | democratic and social federal state ⓘ |
| entrenchedProvision |
federal structure of the state
ⓘ
human dignity is inviolable ⓘ principle of democracy ⓘ principle of rule of law ⓘ principle of social state ⓘ |
| establishesInstitution |
Bundesrat
ⓘ
Bundestag ⓘ Federal Constitutional Court of Germany ⓘ Federal Government of Germany ⓘ President of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Federal President of Germany
|
| extendedTo |
unified Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
reunified Germany
|
| extensionEffectiveDate | 1990-10-03 ⓘ |
| guaranteesRight |
asylum right
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | GG ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Weimar Constitution
ⓘ
post-war constitutionalism ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law of Germany ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
|
| nativeShortName |
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Grundgesetz
|
| originalTerritorialScope | West Germany ⓘ |
| preambleMentions |
German unity
ⓘ
responsibility before God and man ⓘ |
| promulgationDate | 1949-05-23 ⓘ |
| shortName | Basic Law self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| subjectOf | constitutional jurisprudence of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basic Law Description of subject: Basic Law is the constitutional charter of the Federal Republic of Germany, establishing its fundamental political and legal order.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.