Law and Administration Ordinance 1948

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Israeli statute foundational law of Israel

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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Label	Occurrences
Law and Administration Ordinance 1948 canonical	1

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	Israel ⓘ surface form: State of 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 Government of Israel ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Israeli Declaration of Independence ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ