Basic Law: The Knesset
| Basic Law: The Knesset | |
|---|---|
| Third Knesset | |
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| Territorial extent | Israel |
| Passed by | Knesset |
| Passed | 12 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.