The Basic Laws were intended to be draft chapters of the future Israeli constitution, postponed since 1950; they act as a de facto constitution until their future incorporation into a formal, unitary, written constitution.
As Leis Básicas creáronse coa pretensión de que fosen borradores da futura constitución israelí, posposta desde 1950, e actúan de facto como a constitución do país ata que se desenvolva unha formalmente, unitaria e escrita.