German Basic Law (Grundgesetz)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/German_Basic_Law_(Grundgesetz)
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy 1949-05-23
gptkbp:amendedBy over 60
gptkbp:amendmentProcess requires two-thirds majority in Bundestag and Bundesrat
gptkbp:appliedToEastGermany since 1990 (German reunification)
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Federal_Republic_of_Germany
gptkbp:author gptkb:Parliamentary_Council
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:German_government
gptkb:German_education_system
gptkb:German_data_protection_law
German citizenship law
German civil rights
German legal system
German parliamentary system
German electoral system
German environmental law
German federal structure
German foreign policy principles
German military structure
German police system
German social welfare system
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 1949-05-24
gptkbp:firstArticle Human dignity shall be inviolable.
gptkbp:guarantees gptkb:politics
human rights
federalism
rule of law
separation of powers
protection of minorities
social state principle
republican government
gptkbp:highestCourt gptkb:Federal_Constitutional_Court_of_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German Basic Law (Grundgesetz)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights
gptkb:Weimar_Constitution
gptkb:Allied_Occupation_Statutes
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:locationAdopted gptkb:Bonn
gptkbp:numberOfArticles 146
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Grundgesetz_für_die_Bundesrepublik_Deutschland
gptkbp:preamble Conscious of their responsibility before God and man...
gptkbp:ratifiedBy gptkb:Western_Allied_Powers
Länder (states) of West Germany
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Weimar_Constitution
gptkbp:unamendableProvisions rule of law
human dignity
federal structure
republican form
democratic principle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3