A Written Constitution
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" Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the
protection of human rights has fallen to the judiciary, for Israel
has no formal constitution or Bill of Rights. In 1948 it was
decided to adopt a written constitution, and a Constituent
Assembly was elected to implement this decision. However,
internal political problems soon led to a decision to postpone
the immediate adoption of a constitution. Instead, the
constitution would be prepared by the Knesset, Israel’s
parliament, chapter by chapter in a series of "Basic Laws"
which would eventually be brought together to form the
constitution. Thus the Basic Laws, taken together, comprise a
"constitution-in-the-making." At present, the drafts of three
additional basic laws are being circulated prior to their
submission to the Ministerial Committee on Legislation: Draft
Basic Law: Due Process Rights; Draft Basic Law: Social
Rights; and Draft Basic Law: Freedom of Expression and
Association." |
