Basic Law: The Knesset

Basic Law: The Knesset
Third Knesset
  • חוק יסוד: הכנסת
Territorial extent Israel
Passed byKnesset
Passed12 February 1958
Related legislation
Basic Laws of Israel
Summary
States legislative functions of the parliament of the state
Status: Amended
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Basic Law: The Knesset is one of fourteen quasi-constitutional Basic Laws of Israel. Consisting of 46 numbered articles as of 2026, it constitutes the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, and provides for its functions within the framework of Israel's uncodified constitution, including elections, oaths, immunity, dissolution, eligibility, and committees. First passed in 1958 and updated in 1987, the law has been amended numerous times.