Law and Administration Ordinance 1948

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The Law and Administration Ordinance 1948 was a foundational Israeli statute that organized the structure, powers, and continuity of government and law in the newly established State of Israel.

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Law and Administration Ordinance 1948 canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Israeli statute ⓘ
foundational law of Israel ⓘ
appliesTo territory of the State of Israel as defined at the time of enactment ⓘ
authorityGrantedTo Provisional Council of State ⓘ
Provisional Government of Israel ⓘ
classification transitional constitutional legislation ⓘ
country State of Israel ⓘ
linked to: Israel
dateEnacted 1948-05-19 ⓘ
defines authority to issue emergency regulations ⓘ
continuity of courts and judicial system from the Mandate period ⓘ
executive powers of the Provisional Government ⓘ
legislative powers of the Provisional Council of State ⓘ
official languages provisions following the end of the British Mandate ⓘ
powers of the Provisional Government of Israel ⓘ
status and powers of the Provisional Council of State ⓘ
use of existing law subject to modification by Israeli authorities ⓘ
hasAmendments yes ⓘ
hasEffectOn operation of courts and legal procedures after independence ⓘ
organization of the executive branch in early Israel ⓘ
organization of the legislative authority in early Israel ⓘ
historicalContext enacted shortly after the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel ⓘ
part of the initial legislative framework of the Provisional Government of Israel ⓘ
influenced development of Israel’s later Basic Laws and constitutional structure ⓘ
inForceOn 1948-05-19 ⓘ
jurisdiction Israel ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ
legalPrinciple continuity of law despite change of sovereignty ⓘ
supremacy of Israeli institutions over former Mandatory authorities ⓘ
legalStatus ordinary statute with quasi-constitutional character ⓘ
legalSystem Israeli legal system ⓘ
legislativeBody Provisional State Council of Israel ⓘ
partOf Israeli constitutional framework prior to Basic Laws ⓘ
providesFor adaptation of existing laws to the sovereignty and institutions of the State of Israel ⓘ
continuation in force of Mandate-era legislation unless inconsistent with the establishment of the State of Israel ⓘ
recognition of acts of the Provisional Government as valid law ⓘ
purpose to ensure continuity of law in the transition from the British Mandate to the State of Israel ⓘ
to organize the structure of government in the State of Israel ⓘ
to provide for the continued validity of existing laws subject to necessary adaptations ⓘ
to regulate the powers of the provisional government of Israel ⓘ
relatedTo Basic Laws of Israel ⓘ
Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel ⓘ
Transition Law 1949 ⓘ
replaced certain provisions of the legal regime of the British Mandate for Palestine ⓘ
subject administrative law ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
yearEnacted 1948 ⓘ

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Provisional Government of Israel → legalBasis → Law and Administration Ordinance 1948 ⓘ