Basic Law: Referendum

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Basic Law: Referendum is an Israeli constitutional basic law that regulates the requirement for a national referendum or special parliamentary majority before ceding sovereign territory.

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Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Israeli Basic Law
constitutional law
affects Israeli government NERFINISHED
Knesset NERFINISHED
procedures for ratifying peace agreements involving territorial concessions
appliesTo sovereign territory of the State of Israel
territory where Israeli law, jurisdiction and administration apply
constitutionalFunction entrenches procedures for ceding sovereign territory
constitutionalStatus part of the Israeli Basic Laws
country Israel
decisionMechanism national referendum of Israeli citizens
special majority vote in the Knesset
entrenches parliamentary supermajority for certain territorial concessions
public participation in decisions on ceding sovereign territory
governs procedures for transferring territory to a foreign state or entity
jurisdiction State of Israel NERFINISHED
language Hebrew
legalEffect conditions the validity of certain territorial cession agreements on referendum or special majority approval
legalHierarchy has higher normative status than ordinary legislation in Israel
legalSystem Israeli law NERFINISHED
legislativeBody Knesset NERFINISHED
partOf Israeli constitutional framework
purpose to limit the government’s ability to transfer sovereign territory without broad public or parliamentary approval
regulates requirement for a national referendum before ceding sovereign territory
requirement for a special parliamentary majority before ceding sovereign territory
requires national referendum for certain agreements involving cession of sovereign territory
special majority in the Knesset as an alternative to a referendum in some cases
that any law approving territorial cession comply with its referendum or majority rules
scopeLimitation applies to ceding territory under Israeli sovereignty or law
subjectMatter Knesset approval of territorial withdrawal
national referendum
territorial concessions
typeOfRequirement entrenched procedural requirement

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Basic Laws of Israel contains Basic Law: Referendum