Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty

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Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty is a foundational Israeli constitutional statute that protects core human rights such as dignity, liberty, privacy, and property, and serves as a central basis for judicial review of legislation.

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Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Israeli Basic Law
constitutional statute
adoptedBy Knesset NERFINISHED
appliesTo administrative authorities
all state authorities in Israel
executive actions
legislative acts of the Knesset
centralTo Israeli constitutional revolution NERFINISHED
containsPrinciple entrenchment clause
freedom to leave and enter Israel (subject to limitations)
interpretation clause
limitation clause
protection of life, body and dignity
protection of personal liberty from deprivation or restriction
protection of privacy and intimacy
protection of property
country Israel
dateOfEnactment 1992
field constitutional law
guaranteesRight freedom of occupation (subject to separate Basic Law)
human dignity
personal liberty
privacy
property
hasClause entrenchment clause restricting changes by emergency regulations
interpretation clause directing rights-respecting interpretation of all legislation
limitation clause requiring law befitting the values of the State of Israel
limitation clause requiring proper purpose
limitation clause requiring proportionality
inspiredBy universal human rights principles
interpretedBy Supreme Court of Israel NERFINISHED
language Hebrew
legalEffect basis for judicial review of Knesset legislation
constitutionalizes certain human rights in Israel
enables Israeli Supreme Court to invalidate statutes
legalStatus quasi-constitutional
legalSystem Israeli law NERFINISHED
legislativeBody Knesset NERFINISHED
partOf Israeli constitutional framework NERFINISHED
purpose to protect human dignity
to protect human liberty
to protect privacy
to protect property rights
relatedTo Basic Law: Freedom of Occupation NERFINISHED
Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People NERFINISHED
Basic Law: The Government NERFINISHED
Basic Law: The Knesset NERFINISHED
shortTitle Human Dignity and Liberty NERFINISHED
subjectMatter human rights in Israel
year 1992

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Basic Laws of Israel contains Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty
Basic Law: The Judiciary relatedTo Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty
Basic Law: The Knesset relatedTo Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty