Norwegian Law (Israel)

The Norwegian Law (Hebrew: החוק הנורווגי), initially Mini-Norwegian Law (Hebrew: החוק הנורווגי הקטן) for its first version, is a name given to an amendment to Article 42c of the Basic Law: The Knesset. The law allows ministers or deputy ministers to resign from the Knesset, and upon resigning their ministerial post, return to the Knesset. Upon their resignation from the Knesset, the next member on the party's list enters the Knesset, and upon their return of the Knesset, the member with the lowest order on the party's list leaves the Knesset. The legislation became known as the "Norwegian Law", due to a similar provision in Article 62 of the Constitution of Norway, requiring a member of the Storting to resign their seat and be replaced by a deputy. This system of dualism, separating the cabinet and the legislature, also exists in Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Portugal, Estonia, and other countries.