the, the, this is dw news live from violin. germany celebrates the 75th birthday of it's constitution drafted in response to the unprecedented crimes of nazi germany. the so called basic low on the pins, human thickness, see the money keeps mccain in a very warm welcome to germany is today mocking the 75th anniversary of its post

war constitution. and the founding of the modern republic of germany is happening right here in belin. with the drum and president fund by her stein maya, he's about to deliver the main speech in the coming moments. now an important point for our international views, the constitution was drafted in response to the unprecedented crimes of nazi germany and the end of the 2nd world war. it is known here as the basic, lo and thanks to the gym and politicians who debated it. it begins with woods, the focus on human dignity assets. cool. now, all of this states back exactly 75 years to may. the 23rd 1949 will set, also commemorates at the day the day that the whole of germany, including the former east germany, was included under the basic laws and its guarantees. i'm going to cross straight now to the w's chief. political does not make

a left cuss now who is outside the chance. 3 in the land where all of the festivities are taking place today. mckayla and you're right there in the middle of the action. i can hear the applause in the background. give us a sense of the, the atmosphere in the center of bell in today. yes, it's a very solid return. just about to video of the time we just saw 3 skydive is coming from the sky, delivering the german dignitaries from german society for the rest of the incense. so tickets for us here today, many investors and representatives from the constitutional court and were due to hear from the federal prison in about 10 minutes time with these 2 to hold his speech commemoration. 75. use a basic with most them and seal it is set them well according to polling,

despite the fact that it's so perceived to be western may a little because it emanated directly from the west and set up after the 2nd world war. and that's why it's called the basic law and not the constitution because america 79. so allows for a new constitution. instead of making me tell you, i think we're going to take a listen now to this music. it's the berlin philharmonic orchestra playing the music of lute fish fund, beethoven, a part of his simplicity, number 5. let's take a lesson in the,

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the, [000:00:00;00] the of the playing, the music meet face to face. and we are going to cross now, so you don't lose keith. political editor, mikayla just now he's the right the well, the festivities are taking place in the center of silence. i miss shayla really significant day today of festivities. it's all about germany's constitution. so let's talk a little bit more about that constitution. how significant is it in school,

the german basic little or how significant is it for germany and the suggestions today 75 years after it was 1st adopted it? well, it's a very durable, it's already it's 75 years, one of the oldest and constitutions in the world. it's it pissing wise's, the transition in germany, actually into a full on democracy, into a state that stands in for human rights coming from the doc. not see pos, here behind me. we're currently looking at a video of what the basic oil means to various permanent people in german society today. and what will clearly be side to time. and time again is article one as human dignity is in viable. and that's also a basic little pre condition for everything else that cannot be changed by

any majority new parliament's new government to kind of a ton that as that has in find this basic log into the dna of deadman democracy. and this has made it an attractive constitution for other countries that have come from the tutorial pauses, but also for instance, south africa. the, when it came out about pause high to take a look at what germany did, help them the phone, me, they took the and, and find schuman right into. it's very democratic, aim and democratic dna and protect citizens from the states. and in the sense it protects countries from each other as well, because it encapsulates what that countries must either or stand for in the end. that's rice. i mean, it became a model for many european countries. didn't that, that had themselves experienced dictatorship spain hungry. the check for public,

so it really is an important role within europe in some sense as it is and even further field. several african countries already side to south africa, but also malawi, which took that optical one that humans didn't season viable in a slightly longer form into its optical 3 of its own constitution. so it shows that and that for you historic moment of the creation of the slow and you know, let's, it's not at all. so leave out that this was still under occupation. it was the of forces that had beaten the nazis. that was taking a very close look at what to them and make us will coming up with. and that's a constitutional assembly as draft. and that is something that was created in a rather short time as a very historic moment. also, at the time when the united nations was created,

when human rights were for the 1st time in shrine and the un casa signed by all nations in the world, or because of not very doc, historic and chapter of time and need to hold across the street of civilization that created a sense of never again was something like this happen not just in germany, but throughout the world's really was the beginning of human rights being in freind into proper legislation nationally. and that's the international level. and now 75 years on we see or truck or talk cruces on the rise around the world. so the question is, is the gym and basic level, the principles it stands for. could this also be considered under stress today? it's true that um democracies are in decline, less people live under

a democracy than just 10 years ago. and at the same time, the german constitution in german basic lou is heidi pope's class in east and west . despite the fact that many you simmons feel that they didn't really get much saying it really wasn't altered at the time of german for unification. if somebody joined the west, i'm the to become one nation again. so that there's an element of criticism still that the same time that she elements the human rights in trying their, in the structure of the german state, the federal structure of it, and that germany is a democracy. and those are tons of resources that cannot be changed by political majorities, not even by 2 sides majorities otherwise needed to change the constitution. so that is something that is to see if the 3 durable and the success here also in germany and the video behind the decide smuggled cleveland, the who's a holocaust survivor who's also here today. she came to this event together for service on. so i'm not for so we have

a whole full survivor sitting here and listening to the speeds of the german presence that will now take place and uses the same as well. so working out for the phase right now, we take them to make reference to that, okay, and we are going to be bringing of use that speech live let's to see if by to sign my paper for the stage. now the, for the president, please taking to the stage now and it's about to address the fan to follow president into what model. because the government parliament's counselor for president and is going to speak of the federal council event. this putting stuff up posted until the constitutional codes members have found them into your excellency's town, ladies center and some of the stuff the i guess guns have a very welcome to you. oh, look, start to

a very special birthday celebration here in this very special place. here i've seen some building in the hall to fill in. now i'm an ice stock on all the in close proximity to the vice step building, which is a symbol like know all the of the event for history of our country didn't above all of those. it has regionally the history of democracy here, sorry, but this very plays the most that philip side a month, the as to dogs, proclaimed the 1st drummond republic on the 9th of november 1918. it was sent in this place of that and strongly to assign to them in september 1948. may this finally appeal to the well done to the citizens so full and it was here and this play of smugglers where in 99 to the old drum and paula men met for the 1st time here and ladies and gentlemen guess it is precisely here. the house of feeling that we all celebrating the new beginning of our democracy, 75,

the years ago with this official ceremony. thank you for coming and a very welcome duncan dean and we sent those who gave us the foundations of a new liberal and democratic older. and we think those who 35 years ago vanquished a dictator shaped on mercury, whom i made democracy possible throughout my name, the basic lou and the peaceful revolution. one is that some people give every, the basic lou and the piece revolution, the sick tunes of unhappiness that we are holding in the home. and the hope we will always be aware of this.

you know, what is the zip the job and it is the basic rules it was proclaimed 75 years ago to the day it was not created for all eternity. and yet it has a deal. it just kind of goes through many as i've had through time. and even though if the 3 quarters of a century nation, it's remain young, it's not owed a total, certainly not outdated, even if it is now. one of the oldest constitutions in the world, which has become a role model for many of the constitutions which fall named ladies and gentlemen. it was supposed to be a temporary solution, but what a solution i might have stuff amongst a piece created express and then initially as an ex, but often just a full month's time at haven't came see afterwards. it was personal dis, costs for service, and launched in the parliamentary council in just

a few months. 12500 words. la is impressively clear of restraints elegance and yet so elegance based off the phone from 12500 words in 146 on to colson's image. that's all they need it to your phone, the full women. i don't think i'm 61 man nipple, the initial and does that this all they needed and i meant to lay down the foundation of a 2nd to the drum and democracy. you guys can see which was catch open for those in the ease, not to him, the oh, but prevented by the soviets. don't coupon is from traveling the road to the mount . proceed, ladies and gentlemen guess i am absolutely convinced this constitution. so the best is one of the best 4 things that gemini ever produced, the vendor to its own. i can please don't,

i wouldn't really some miracles. and i've been looking back in a miracle when we consider the conditions to get valid on the which this fantastic, what was granted off the ball. bankruptcy of national socialism. oh, country was destroyed. and marley broke the status of who said these were the states i had mentioned a high modern up the account. this paper was well with alta ho, them of millions that had flayed or where driven from the human increased findings of on small 1000000 still but prisoners of, oh, i didn't stop what kind of the day or to the to at soon invalid. so they say, so they shave attempts to time and pay them this situation. and what is it that move the people who were entrusted with his grade on unmet notice for them and thousands of on demand and women of the parliamentary comes to, to a. so you can think about what time zone dictatorship rule genocide which has led this month. they loans the less most of the volume of democracy. and they were

united by one experience above who is obviously in the name of the state that was crime that's being committed on those of a tote. so that the whole improvement on those who my mother that i would say starting the folding of spelling rod. the 1000000 in the middle and most of that in europe. these are nice, i guess they should not be forgotten them and they should be new drum and they never gain that sort of state the misuse for such calling the state. so be the full, the people, that's what they said at the time and all the other way around the goods or even a soldier never gave one day and beyond. so they seem to like is the guiding motto . even today, the god in these inside and these are basically

a to time this basic lou. hello good. so what's the harbinger of a drawing to future if i cool is the promise of free to leave the signs v. this is in front of us just seen in the video and find in 19 fundamental rights buying data unenforceable. when you buy them above the estate on football though, there is a load for me not. but when you find brand new incentives, an article one when they're not rich, the experience of national socialism to renee often went on as well as the exploitation of the future republicans. and that's put together in a unique way. the sentence of margaret, which we just heard spoken by mongol friedlander, as mentioned human dignity, is inviolable. these as actually because sentence funds that guess because last number of its meaning on the number of it falls a is categor. well, it is both teeth on a categorical imperative of

a constitutional order and a moral commitment. the does blunt because it's got the basic lu guarantees freedom about it's fun for them . um because, but it's responsibility that is the understanding which makes the text of the constitution. it creates the stable building sooner and which people can more and more feel at home c, e, a speaker, image society can develop and renew itself. is this the model for the piece with co existence as of the policy of people in a diverse society, are aware of history often get open to the future. this might have been exactly the same way home. and that is why ladies and gentlemen. so on the off the ave, we look at the work of the mothers and fathers of the basic global document ration

ingratitude. what they set in motion 75 years ago is a great gift, a gift live and that should not totally be remembered, but it is a gift we must cherish. but please the of, when sometimes it gets defend in the everyday life of the republic, i'm firmly convinced that this constitution is, was defending the all and it is worth celebrating it today. the other one cause that zip humans, if you're just the basic low is 75 years old doctor, does you really want to fight? it is a double anniversary list. celebrating this year, 194-919-8970 following views of the basic law. the 35 years of the peace revolution and the phone of the berlin moore. it may be

a historical co incidence for these 2 and diverse ways to coincide this year. but it is still a happy coat and said the play i'm but it's even this, the preamble of, to the basic know, addresses the entire time and table. that's the mothers and fathers of the basic little already had an inkling. that's a good way to terminate sounds of noise at the time and 1949 was for removing me up . the good ones. i think it's so even more touching today is that we see the hope expressed in this 1st preamble. and it will take another for 2 years because it says before this freedom promised and the basic law of will become true for all drum is faulty. yes, phone or mental image menu from the men and women a g, d, a. could any dream of the freedoms auntie is guaranteed by the basic law use of

high i think it was precisely for these freedoms that they sold on the 1953 and then in the hundreds of thousands in 1989. it is thanks to them, not seeing um, the coverage service that all countries divided toner part for many decades was able to become one the gay lady center of the i'm just saying, that's why you saw the gift all these 2nd song as a great historian foot stem one ok, freedom and unity and move achieve. so the coverage of the citizens of the former treaty going slowly a more we bow before they have coverage. one of them for the hope, full coverage. they have yeah, nice others the fetus, this ones id most everything. but the great, the list being achieved by us, all and since then,

and that is why it's painful to me when some people in the south me, what's this end of us are basically what to do with maybe start discounts going on . but i can assure you it's all this me just as much, but there are also people in the west. the still want to don't want to recognize such a tough side nonsense. not only tire countries change since 1999 and up towards. so all the questions, it's a whether my germans in both west and east regarding an basically was a common foundation, is not something i would consider to be negligible indeed. and maybe we remember that it's this foundation lines which comprises so much that we have in common with forced it on my own ideas of democracy as we have it today. a rooted to divide that. so we'll define a history of democracy which goes back further. the 1949, even further the volume, every public use of all these roads date back to apply to the struggle for freedom

of democracy in the thing that formats period. proceeding the 1848 revolution on the convocation and supports to stop. ladies and gentlemen is the liberal tradition from beach and is like our basic little emotion that's uncommon. foundation when buys though, it's also to that. i know it gets for room is $13.00 and a half decades a little basically you can view the test of the time, you know, re nighted countries and we have going to get the mirrors. we've grown into a comforter, which is much more today than the sum of 2 pump to choose a country which has changed into something new. the basic lou has repeatedly paved the way full this. it's the constitutional freedom feeling under the constitution, that is the envy of many countries all over the world. and that's why i'm saying 19491989. these are the 2 key milestones. and the history of all republicans defeated the basic law and the peace revolution beat spies. they towards the demo

cut the, where they started their best as i can. the organs were responsible for the 2nd term and democracy all but says they have made us what we are today by the we celebrate together, ladies and gentlemen, because we belong to the government. and then the ladies and gentlemen, let's be honest. or even on file dark public holiday a day, not today. pride one box might just make argument with on is for some people's post . what is less because it's on the grade problem is. so the basic goal, some good, a human dignity on theater is guaranteed empty. that's from so many people um, hostile to each other gave us increasingly irreconcilable towards each other. onto semitism continues to rise in hatred. of those who think differently becomes almost common place. talking the pass code,

some of the ones on one cars and all the people, but also does it fit with all constitution winter and that is the threatened and attacked been face use these up. so when you say news love the social media on the alignment, i'm in the room for the bait in my hang of it gets smaller and people in the time and talk to life. but this find equal rights and the fun of discrimination women online is devised. i just do it in the west possible way phones just because the women. yeah, it is fun on the results of nice. i'm going for thousands of it. the tension between the constitutions written unconstitutional reality. kind of be able to look nice. i just thought that this would not lead us to look on the constitution the critical way. we should look at that reality instead of told the police the close motor balance sheet. but the mandate is nice, does not go so non compass but