The constitution of the state of Brandenburg was adopted as a draft by the state parliament on April 14, 1992, and approved by the population in a referendum on June 14 with 94.04% of the valid votes. Since then, it has been amended seven times, most recently on May 16, 2019.
The state constitution was the first full constitution of a German state since 1949. New for a German constitution were above all the inclusion of basic social rights, the recognition of permanent partnerships in addition to marriage, an expanded principle of equality: everyone owes everyone the recognition of their dignity (Article 7 II), the obligation of radio and television to internal pluralism, an extensive catalogue for the protection of the environment (Article 39) and precise regulations for a total revision by a constitutional assembly (Article 116). The abolition of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution contained in the first draft was deleted after intervention by the State Chancellery. The constitution was drawn up by a specially appointed constitutional committee of thirty members, half of whom were members of the state parliament and the other half were external figures appointed by the parliamentary groups.
The constitution is based on
It is strongly influenced by the freedom impetus of the civil movements from the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall: âÂÂDemocracy NowâÂÂ, âÂÂInitiative for Peace and Human RightsâÂÂ, âÂÂNew ForumâÂÂ.
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On 22 November 2013, the Brandenburg State Parliament included an anti-racism clause in Article 7a of the Constitution, which reads as follows:In addition, Article 12(2) was supplemented with the addition âÂÂ[No one shall] be favoured or disadvantaged on racial groundsâÂÂ.