Editing Constitutional amendment (section)

===Germany===
The [[Federal Republic of Germany]] uses a [[basic law]] as its constitution. The [[Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany]] states its terms for amending under Article 79 of the document. 
{{blockquote|This Basic Law may be amended only by a law expressly amending or supplementing its text. In the case of an international treaty regarding a peace settlement, the preparation of a peace settlement, or the phasing out of an occupation regime, or designed to promote the defense of the Federal Republic, it shall be sufficient, for the purpose of making clear that the provisions of this Basic Law do not preclude the conclusion and entry into force of the treaty, to add language to the Basic Law that merely makes this clarification.}}
{{blockquote|Any such law shall be carried by two thirds of the Members of the Bundestag and two thirds of the votes of the Bundesrat.}}
{{blockquote|Amendments to this Basic Law affecting the division of the Federation into Länder, their participation on principle in the legislative process, or the principles laid down in Articles 1 and 20 shall be inadmissible.}}

The third paragraph was made by its framers to protect the country against a future totalitarian regime such as that of [[Nazi Germany]]. This is an example of the [[eternity clause]] in constitutional designing.