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Israel
State of Israel / Medinat Israel



CONSTITUTION

* Basic Laws (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
* International Constitutional Law: Israel (Universitât Bern Institut f?r ˜ffentliches Recht) offers English translation of the basic laws which form the constitutional background; and background notes

EXECUTIVE

* President; Prime Minister
* Government Gate - in Hebrew; also available in English with a Civics and Legislation index
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs - central English-language access point for governmental information about Israel; includes links to other government sites.

JUDICIAL

* Judicial Authority - in Hebrew; also available in English and Arabic; the Supreme Court web site contains judgments section which links to judgments in Hebrew and a few abstracts translations of cases in the news

LEGISLATIVE

* PARLIAMENT: Haknesset [Knesset] in Hebrew; see also English version; includes Proclamation of Independence, the Basic Laws, and Other Documents of Interest
* Laws Governing Encryption (Ministry of Defense) in Hebrew; includes English information
* Laws (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) includes sections on Basic Laws, the Judiciary, Selected Laws and Legal Issues and Rulings.
* NATLEX: Israel (International Labour Organisation) database of national laws on labor, social security and related human rights
* E-Transaction Law Resources: Israel (Baker & McKenzie)


LEGAL GUIDES AND MISCELLANEOUS

* GUIDE: Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
* Multinational Collections Database: Israel (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
* B'Tselem: Israeli Information Center for Human Rights
* ForIntLaw: Israel (Washburn University Law Library)
* Guide to Foreign and International Legal Databases - Israel (New York University Law Library)
* A Guide to the Israeli Legal System (Ruth Levush, via LLRX) December 2003
* Haim Ravia, Law Offices: Legal Links (Haim Ravia, Law Offices) searchable in Hebrew and English
* Israeli Bar Association - includes an English section
* Islamic Family Law: Israel (Emory University Law School)
* Jewish Law (Center for Halacha and American Law of the Aleph Institute)
* Judicial Assistance: Israel (U.S. Dept. of State)
* JURIST: Israel (University of Pittsburgh School of Law)
* World Legal Information Institute: Israel (WorldLII)
* World Legal Materials from Middle East: Israel (Cornell Legal Information Institute)


GENERAL SOURCES

* Country Study: Israel (Library of Congress) December 1988
* Portals of the World: Israel (Library of Congress)
* Background Notes: Israel (U.S. Dept. of State)
* Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Israel (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
* Consular Information Sheet: Israel, the West Bank and Gaza (U.S. Dept. of State)
* Country Information: Israel (U.S. Dept. of State)
* Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices, 1993-2001 (U.S. Dept. of State) see reports listed under Near East / North Africa
* Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Israel and the Occupied Territories (U.S. Dept. of State)
* Economic Briefing: Israel (The Economist)
* Embassy of Israel, Washington
* Governments on the WWW: Israel (Gunnar Anzinger)
* Human Rights in Israel and the Occupied Territories (Amnesty International)
* International Religious Freedom Annual Reports: Israel (U.S. Dept. of State)
* NATIONAL LIBRARY: Jewish National and University Library
* NEWS: BBC World Middle East
* U.S. Embassy, Tel Aviv (U.S. Dept. of State)
* World Factbook: Israel (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
* WWW DIRECTORIES / PORTALS: Israel (Google); Israel (University of Michigan); Israel (Yahoo); Middle East Studies: Israel (Columbia University); WWW-VL Middle East Studies: Israel (University of Texas, Austin)