Weimar constitution
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Following the defeat of Imperial Germany at the end of the First World War, Germany was restructed into the Weimar Republic and a new constitution was ratified (1919).

The document was divided into 2 parts. Each part was divided into sections (7 sections in Part I, 5 sections in Part II). In all, there were almost 200 articles in the Constitution. In short, they declare Germany a republic which derives its consent from the people in accordance with international law and natural law.

External Links

• Brief Summary: http://www.johndclare.net/Weimar2.htm
• Selected Articles: http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~jobrien/reference/ob13.html

The original article can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weimar_constitution.
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