"basic right" in German basic right Grundrecht Detailed translations for "basic right" basic right basic right(also: fundamental right) das Grundrecht{neuter} political means, to stand up for all peoples' and nations' basic right to self-determination. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Grundrecht aller Menschen und Völker, dem heiligen Recht aufSelbstbestimmung, zum Siege zu verhelfen.