Origins of Israeli law
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The Origins of Israeli law was originally based on the Ordinances enacted under British Mandate rule in Palestine (until 1948), which have later been revised and supplemented through enactions of the Knesset. Israel's legal system is best described as "mixed": it belongs to the western legal tradition, is heavily influenced by the Anglo-American legal system, has some aspects which are typical to the civil law tradition, as well as unique characteristics due to its Jewish and democratic nature.
The courts have a right of judicial review of legislation in cases of non-conformance to the Basic Laws, in problems of execution of laws and when the validity of subsidiary legislation is in question.
Israel has no formal constitution. Some of the functions of a constitution are filled by the Declaration of Independence (1948), the Basic Laws of Israel of the parliament (Knesset), and the Israeli citizenship law.
