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The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany [1] (German: Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany.. The West German Constitution was approved in Bonn on 8 May 1949 and came into effect on 23 May after having been approved by the occupying western Allies of World War II on 12 May.
The law of Germany (German: Recht Deutschlands), that being the modern German legal system (German: deutsches Rechtssystem), is a system of civil law which is founded on the principles laid out by the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, though many of the most important laws, for example most regulations of the civil code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, or BGB) were developed prior to ...
A campaign in favor of the constitutional amendment, titled Deutsch ins Grundgesetz (German into the Basic Law), is spearheaded by language-purist magazine Deutsche Sprachwelt and its publisher, the non-profit Association for Cultivation of the Language, [2] demanding an amendment that would add the sentence: "The language of the Federal Republic of Germany shall be German."
The distinction between the meaning of the terms citizenship and nationality is not always clear in the English language and differs by country. Generally, nationality refers a person's legal belonging to a country and is the common term used in international treaties when referring to members of a state; citizenship refers to the set of rights and duties a person has in that nation. [4]
The Transparency in Wage Structures Act (German: Entgelttransparenzgesetz; EntgTranspG) is a 2017 German law enacted to promote pay parity between men and women. [2] The law was strongly supported by Manuela Schwesig, the Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. [3]
Rights under the German constitution can also be divided between universal fundamental rights (Jedermann-Grundrechte), which are afforded to everyone, and German fundamental rights (Staatsbürgerrechte or Deutschenrechte), to which only Germans are entitled. The reason for the separation is largely due to democratic will and the protection of ...
When ius means law, it usually has some semantic connection to what is right, just or straight. For instance, the German motto Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (literally Unity and law and freedom) has been translated as Unity and justice and freedom, even though there is a different word for justice (Gerechtigkeit). Lex does not have such a ...
Subsequently, the agreements for work councils were codified in the Works Constitution Act, passed on 11 October 1952 in West Germany. Trade unions in Germany wanted much more, [4] including the formalisation of works council members as union representatives, and the expansion of the Coal Co-Determination Act [] in all industries.