Occupation Statute
점령 규정
The Occupation Statute was the 1949 legal instrument defining the powers and responsibilities of the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States, United Kingdom, and France. It granted the Federal Republic legislative, executive, and judicial authority while reserving foreign affairs, military matters, reparations, and other Germany-wide rights to the three Western occupying powers, thereby limiting its sovereignty.
In depth
Adopted on 10 April 1949 and effective on 21 September, the Occupation Statute defined relations between the Allied High Commission and the West German government after the military governments were reorganized. The Allies retained powers including objections to constitutional and ordinary legislation, foreign affairs, demilitarization, reparations, and control of the Ruhr, with authority to resume direct rule when necessary. A 1951 revision relaxed some foreign-policy and economic controls, and the statute was abolished when the Paris Agreements entered into force in 1955.
Sources
- de.wikipedia.org (독일 점령 규정의 채택·발효 시점, 연합국의 유보 권한, 1955년 폐지와 내용 지원)
- opil.ouplaw.com (Max Planck Encyclopedia, 점령 규정이 서독의 권리와 세 연합국의 권리를 설정하고 제한적 주권의 법적 지위를 설명)