Article 59: [Representation of the Federation for the purposes of international law] •
International law
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Treaty ratification
1. The Federal President shall represent the Federation for the purposes of
international law. He shall conclude treaties with foreign states on behalf of the
Federation. He shall accredit and receive envoys.
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Foreign affairs representative
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Head of state powers
2. Treaties that regulate the political relations of the Federation or relate to
subjects of federal legislation shall require the consent or participation, in the
form of a federal law, of the bodies responsible in such a case for the enactment
of federal law. In the case of executive agreements the provisions concerning
the federal administration shall apply mutatis mutandis.
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Legal status of treaties
Article 59a (repealed)
Article 60: [Appointment of civil servants - Pardon - Immunity] 1. The Federal President shall appoint and dismiss federal judges, federal civil
servants, and commissioned and noncommissioned officers of the Armed
Forces, except as may otherwise be provided by a law.
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Head of state powers
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Selection of active-duty commanders
2. He shall exercise the power to pardon individual offenders on behalf of the
Federation.
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Power to pardon
3. He may delegate these powers to other authorities.
4. Paragraphs (2) to (4) of Article 46 shall apply to the Federal President mutatis
mutandis.
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Head of state immunity
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Article 61: [Impeachment before the Federal
