Germany - 1983 Constitution
Title | Article 21 |
Chapter | 2 - The Federation and the L?nder |
Article |
21 (1) Political parties shall participate in the formation of the political will of the people. They may be freely established. Their internal organization must conform to democratic principles. They must publicly account for their assets and for the sources and use of their funds as well as assets. |
Amendment |
Constitution: Article 21 (1949) |
Categories |
- Activity and behaviour (Democracy) - Activity and behaviour (National sovereignty) - Democratic principles (Popular sovereignty) - External oversight (Public access) - External oversight (Type of authority) - Extra-parliamentary party (Internal procedures) - Party finance (Report and disclosure) - Programme and identity (Democracy) - Programme and identity (National sovereignty) - Rights and freedoms (Freedom of association) - Secondary legislation (Secondary legislation) |
Source | Carl J. Schneider (1957). ?Political Parties and the German Basic Law of 1949?, Western Political Quarterly 10(3): 527-540. |