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The term basic law is used in some places as an alternative to "constitution
Constitution

A constitution is a system for government — often codified as a written document — that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity....
", implying it is a temporary but necessary measure without formal enactment of constitution. A Basic Law is either a codified constitution, or in countries with uncodified constitutions, a law given to have constitution powers and effect. The name is usually used to imply an interim or transitory nature, or avoid attempting a claim to being "the highest law", often for religious reasons.






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The term basic law is used in some places as an alternative to "constitution
Constitution

A constitution is a system for government — often codified as a written document — that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity....
", implying it is a temporary but necessary measure without formal enactment of constitution. A Basic Law is either a codified constitution, or in countries with uncodified constitutions, a law given to have constitution powers and effect. The name is usually used to imply an interim or transitory nature, or avoid attempting a claim to being "the highest law", often for religious reasons. In West Germany
West Germany

West Germany was the common English name for the Germany , from its formation in May 1949 to German reunification in October 1990, when East Germany was dissolved and its States of Germany became part of the Federal Republic, ending the more than 40-year division of Germany....
 the term basic law (Grundgesetz) was used to indicate that the basic law was provisional until the ultimate reunification of Germany, whereupon a new constitution
Constitution

A constitution is a system for government — often codified as a written document — that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity....
 would be adopted. In the event, no constitution was ever adopted, and the basic law
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany

The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is the constitution of Germany. It was formally approved on May 8, 1949 and, with the signature of the Allies, came into effect on May 23, 1949 as the de facto constitution of West Germany....
 was instead extended throughout the entire German territory. Basic law is entrenched in that it overrides ordinary 'statute law' passed by the legislature.

The special administrative region
Special administrative region (People's Republic of China)

A Special Administrative Region is a highly autonomous and largely self-governing subnational entity of the People's Republic of China. Each SAR has a gubernatorial chief executive as head of the region and head of government....
s of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
, namely Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
 and Macau
Macau

The Macau Special Administrative Region, , commonly known as Macau or Macao , is one of the two special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong....
, have basic laws as their constitutional documents. The basic laws are the highest authority, respectively, in the regions, while the rights of amendment and interpretation rest with the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress is a committee of about 150 members of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China , which is convened between plenary sessions of the NPC....
.

List of basic laws


  • Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
    Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany

    The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is the constitution of Germany. It was formally approved on May 8, 1949 and, with the signature of the Allies, came into effect on May 23, 1949 as the de facto constitution of West Germany....
  • Basic Law of Hong Kong
    Hong Kong Basic Law

    The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, or simply Hong Kong Basic Law, serves as the constitutional document of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ....
  • Basic Laws of Israel
    Basic Laws of Israel

    The Basic Laws of Israel are a key component of Israel's constitutional law. These laws deal with the formation and role of the principal state's institutions, and the relations between the state's authorities....
  • Basic Law of Macau
    Macau Basic Law

    The Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is the constitution of Macau, replacing the Estatuto Org?nico de Macau, which was effective since 1976, on 20 December, 1999....
  • Basic Law of Saudi Arabia
    Basic Law of Saudi Arabia

    The Basic Law of Saudi Arabia is a constitution-like charter divided into nine chapters, consisting of 83 articles. It is in accordance with the Wahhabism understanding of sharia and does not override Islamic jurisprudence....
  • The Basic Law For the Palestinian National Authority-See the article Constitution of Palestine
    Constitution of Palestine

    A proposed Constitution of Palestine was first adopted in 1968. After the creation of the Palestinian National Authority in 1994, The Basic Law For the Palestinian National Authority was adopted on July 7, 2002....
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See also

  • Fundamental Law
    Fundamental law

    Fundamental law may refer to:*Organic law, in particular,**Constitution, in particular,*** The Russian Constitution of 1906.*** The German Grundgesetz ....
  • Fundamental laws of England
    Fundamental Laws of England

    In the 1760s William Blackstone described the Fundamental Laws of England in Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book the First - Chapter the First : Of the Absolute Rights of Individuals as "the absolute rights of every Englishman" and traced their basis and evolution as follows:...