Monday, February 18, 2008

Germany Constitution

Germany Constitution Index

http://www.servat.unibe.ch/law/icl/gm__indx.html


Factbook Country Map

Constitutional Background

All amendments including those of 2003 have been incorporated into this consolidated ICL edition of the constitution. Following a recent book publication, the text is presented in PDF format.

History and News

  • 26 July 2003: 51st Constitutional amendment changes Article 96
  • 26 July 2003: 50th Constitutional amendment changes Article 20a
  • 26 Nov 2001: 49th Constitutional amendment changes Article 108
  • 19 Dec 2000: 48th Constitutional amendment changes Article 12a.
  • 29 Nov 2000: 47th Constitutional amendment changes Article 16.
  • 16 July 1998: 46th Constitutional amendment changes Article 39.
  • 26 March 1998: 45th Constitutional amendment changes Article 13.
  • 20 Oct 1997: 44th Constitutional amendment.
  • 13 Nov 1995: 43rd Constitutional amendment to continuously raise allowances of members of parliament fails to pass the Federal Council.
  • 27 Oct 1994: 42nd Constitutional amendment -- a major revision introducing, among other rules, affirmative action for women (Art. 3) and environmental protection (Art. 20a).
  • 28 June 1993: 39th Constitutional amendment -- a major revision restricting asylum provisions.
  • 24 June 1968: 17th Constitutional amendment -- a major revision introducing emergency procedures.
  • 19 March 1956: 7th Constitutional amendment -- a major revision ("Wehrpflichtnovelle") re-introducing the draft.
  • 23 May 1949: Constitution adopted under the name "Basic Law" ("Grundgesetz").

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