The term basic law is used in some places as an alternative to "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 A Basic Law is either a codified constitution, or in countries with uncodified constitutions, a law given to have constitution powers and effect. A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity 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, 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 would be adopted. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung took place twice after 1945 first in 1957 the Saarland was permitted to join the Federal Republic of Germany A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity In the event, no constitution was ever adopted, and the basic law was instead extended throughout the entire German territory. The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland is the Constitution of Germany. Basic law is entrenched in that it overrides ordinary 'statute law' passed by the legislature.
The special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China, namely Hong Kong and Macau, have basic laws as their constitutional documents. A Special Administrative Region ( SAR) is a high autonomous administrative division of the People's Republic of China. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. 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. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) is a committee of about 150 members of the National People's Congress (NPC of the People's