Basic Laws of Israel

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The Basic Laws of Israel (Hebrew: חוקי היסוד, romanized: Ḥukey HaYesod) are fourteen quasi-constitutional laws of the State of Israel. While some of them can only be changed by a majority or supermajority vote in the Knesset, with varying requirements for different Basic Laws and sections, many can be altered through a majority vote, and new Basic Laws can be enacted by a majority vote likewise. The most recent Basic Law is Basic Law: Torah Study, enacted on 13 July 2026. The Basic Laws were intended to be draft chapters of a future Israeli constitution, which, although promised in 1948, has been postponed since 1950; they act as a de facto constitution until their future incorporation into a formal, unitary, written constitution. Israel is one of six countries (along with New Zealand, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Canada, and the United Kingdom) that operate entirely or in part according to an uncodified constitution consisting of both material constitutional law (based upon cases and precedents...

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