Basic Law
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The term Basic Law is used in some places as an alternate to "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 a interim or transitory nature, or avoid attempting a claim to being "the highest law", usually for religious reasons, although in the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, running under one country, two systems, the term constitution could be confused with the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, so "Basic Law" is used for purely practical reasons.
List of Basic Laws
- Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
- Basic Law of Hong Kong
- Basic Law of Macau
- Basic Law of Saudi Arabia
- Basic Law of Qatar
- Basic Law of Oman
- Basic Laws of Israel
