German Law
Constitutional Amendment Under Article 79 of the Grundgesetz
Constitutional amendment under the Grundgesetz is governed by Article 79 GG, which establishes the procedures and limits for changing the constitution. The article reflects the framers’ response …
Constitutional Organs of the Federal Republic of Germany
The constitutional organs (Verfassungsorgane) of the Federal Republic of Germany are the supreme state bodies established and regulated by the Grundgesetz. They comprise the Bundestag (Federal Diet), …
German Federalism Under the Grundgesetz
German federalism is a fundamental structural principle of the Grundgesetz, established by Article 20(1) declaring the Federal Republic a democratic and social federal state. The federal structure …
The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany: The Grundgesetz
The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland) constitutes the supreme legal order of the German state. Adopted on 23 May 1949, it was originally …
The Basic Rights System of the Grundgesetz
The basic rights (Grundrechte) of the Grundgesetz constitute the foundational value order of the German legal system. Articles 1 to 19 of the Grundgesetz guarantee a catalogue of individual rights …