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    The Constitution of Berlin
    The Constitution of Berlin
    The Constitution of Berlin
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    The Constitution of Berlin

    By The Berlin House of Representatives

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    The Constitution of Berlin was adopted in 1995 by the Berlin House of Representatives and ratified by a referendum the same year. It was later amended in 2016. It contains the set of laws for the government of the state of Berlin, which is also the capital city of the nation of Germany. It sets out among other things, the basic rights of citizens and aliens, the territorial delineation, as well as the structure of government and administration of justice in the state.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateApr 10, 2021
    ISBN4064066466633
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      The Constitution of Berlin - The Berlin House of Representatives

      The Berlin House of Representatives

      The Constitution of Berlin

      Published by Good Press, 2022

      goodpress@okpublishing.info

      EAN 4064066466633

      Table of Contents

      Preamble

      Section I: Fundamental Provisions

      Article 1

      Article 2

      Article 3

      Article 4

      Article 5

      Section II: Basic Rights; State Aims

      Article 6

      Article 7

      Article 8

      Article 9

      Article 10

      Article 11

      Article 12

      Article 13

      Article 14

      Article 15

      Article 16

      Article 17

      Article 18

      Article 19

      Article 20

      Article 21

      Article 22

      Article 23

      Article 24

      Article 25

      Article 26

      Article 27

      Article 28

      Article 29

      Article 30

      Article 31

      Article 32

      Article 33

      Article 34

      Article 35

      Article 36

      Article 37

      Section III: Representation of the People

      Article 38

      Article 39

      Article 40

      Article 41

      Article 42

      Article 43

      Article 44

      Article 45

      Article 46

      Article 46 a

      Article 47

      Article 48

      Article 49

      Article 49 a

      Article 50

      Article 51

      Article 52

      Article 53

      Article 54

      Section IV: The Government

      Article 55

      Article 56

      Article 57

      Article 58

      Section V: Legislation

      Article 59

      Article 60

      Article 61

      Article 62

      Article 63

      Article 64

      Article 65

      Section VI: The Administrative Apparatus

      Article 66

      Article 67

      Article 68

      Article 69

      Article 70

      Article 71

      Article 72

      Article 73

      Article 74

      Article 75

      Article 76

      Article 77

      Section VII: Administration of Justice

      Article 78

      Article 79

      Article 80

      Article 81

      Article 82

      Article 83

      Article 84

      Section VIII: Finance

      Article 85

      Article 86

      Article 87

      Article 88

      Article 89

      Article 90

      Article 91

      Article 92

      Article 93

      Article 94

      Article 95

      Section IX: Transitional and Final Provisions

      Article 96

      Article 97

      Article 98

      Article 99

      Article 99 a

      Article 100

      Article 101

      Preamble

      Table of Contents

      Resolving to protect the freedom and the rights of every individual, to afford democratic order to the community and the economy, and to serve the spirit of social progress and peace, Berlin, the capital of the united Germany, has adopted the following Constitution:

      Section I: Fundamental Provisions

      Table of Contents

      Article 1

      Table of Contents

      (1) Berlin is both a German Land and a city.

      (2) Berlin is a Land of the Federal Republic of Germany.

      (3) The Basic Law (Grundgesetz) and the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany shall be binding on Berlin.

      Article 2

      Table of Contents

      Public authority shall be held by all German nationals domiciled in Berlin. They shall exercise their will according to this Constitution directly by electing Parliament and by vote, and indirectly through Parliament. Those provisions of this Constitution which afford to other residents of Berlin the right to participate in the state’s formation of will shall remain unaffected.

      Article 3

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      (1) Legislative power shall be implemented by vote and by Parliament. Executive power shall lie in the

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