Constitutional law is part of public law and includes provisions concerning the state organization and fundamental rights in Germany. The Basic Law stands as the elementary constitutional order of the Federal Republic of Germany and, as the national constitutional text, precedes all other laws in the national normative hierarchy. Constitutional law initially regulates the state organization, i.e., the structure of the state and its organs as well as the legal relationships of the state organs with one another. Furthermore, it addresses the essential structural principles of the state, such as the rule of law principle, the democracy principle, the federal principle (federalism), and the social-state principle. In addition, the Basic Law governs the relationship of the state to its citizens, in particular guaranteeing the so-called fundamental rights. These are primarily civil rights against the state, consisting of fundamental rights that are persistent, durable, and enforceable.